Cataract surgery with lens implant in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $5,044.00 to $6,080.42, with a median of $5,562.21. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana lowest Fontana, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Extracap Cataract Rmvl W Insert Intraoc Lens | $6,080.42 | $6,080.42 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA HC Extracap Cataract Rmvl W Insert Intraoc Lens | $6,080.42 | $6,080.42 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5,044.00, median $5,562.21, highest $6,080.42 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5,562.21. 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.