Cataract surgery with lens implant in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $614.50 to $12,213.00, with a median of $2,698.92. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $614.50 | $2,233.98 | 72% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $1,432.90 | $2,047.00 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Edison, NJ CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $2,280.73 | $6,688.00 | 66% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Brick, NJ CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $2,280.73 | $6,688.00 | 66% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,338.00 | -76% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,312.00 | -80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,316.00 | -79% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,338.00 | -76% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Holmdel, NJ CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $2,524.45 | $7,351.00 | 66% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Corporation Edison, NJ CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $2,526.64 | $6,688.00 | 62% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $2,646.38 | $17,384.00 | 85% | — source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | 61% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | 70% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | 70% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | 70% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | 61% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | 70% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | 70% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | 61% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | 61% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | 61% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | 70% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl W/O Ecp | $2,728.00 | $16,673.20 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,043.33 | $17,384.00 | 82% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,043.33 | $17,384.00 | 82% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,043.33 | $17,384.00 | 82% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,043.33 | $14,853.92 | 80% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,043.33 | $17,384.00 | 82% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $3,092.98 | $7,045.66 | 56% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $5,600.00 | $5,600.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $8,232.58 | $8,232.58 | — | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $12,213.00 | $12,213.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $614.50, median $2,698.92, highest $12,213.00 — a 19.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,432.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.