Cataract surgery with lens implant in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant as an inpatient: from $4,018.56 to $7,774.00, with a median of $5,044.00. The lowest listed price is at St Jude Hospital Inc.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 66984, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Hospital Inc lowest Fullerton, CA HC CATARACT REMOVE W/IOL ETRACAPSULAR | $4,018.56 | $8,372.00 | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $7,774.00 | $7,774.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4,018.56, median $5,044.00, highest $7,774.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $5,044.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with a clear artificial lens (intraocular lens). It is one of the most common surgeries in the US and is done on one eye at a time.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and a standard lens. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and upgraded lenses (toric or multifocal) are usually billed separately.