Cataract surgery with lens implant in Omaha, NE-IA
In Omaha, NE-IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,590.84 to $3,514.88, with a median of $2,552.86. The lowest listed price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha, NE XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,514.88 | $5,407.50 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,514.88 | $5,407.50 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,590.84, median $2,552.86, highest $3,514.88 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,590.84. 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.