Cataract surgery cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $936.62 to $27,945.00, with a median of $5,044.00. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — $4,107.38 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $5,044.00 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,044.00, is 30% above the US median of $3,882.45.
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center lowest Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 8 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $936.62 | $1,440.95 | $26,436.26–$39,247.93 | 35% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl W/O Ecp File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,953.00 | $12,508.10 | $1,441.87–$12,508.10 | 76% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,953.00 | $12,115.40 | $200.00–$12,115.40 | 76% |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,953.00 | $5,180.18 | $1,441.87–$5,180.18 | 43% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC CATARACT REMOVE W/IOL ETRACAPSULAR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,018.56 | $8,372.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | $2,262.00–$6,729.00 | 48% |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 3 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $5,642.80 | $8,681.23 | $14,341.63–$39,247.93 | 35% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7,774.00 | $7,774.00 | — | — |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens source file | $27,945.00 | $27,945.00 | $2,363.00–$27,945.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $936.62, median $5,044.00, highest $27,945.00 — a 29.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $5,044.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What cataract surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cataract surgery explained.