Surgery and procedures CPT 66984 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cataract surgery with lens implant in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant as an inpatient: from $3,221.21 to $4,946.91, with a median of $4,946.91. The lowest listed price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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.

Lowest$3,221.21Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital
Median$4,946.91half pay less
Highest$4,946.91in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $3,221.21Highest $4,946.91

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP $3,221.21 $5,402.00 40%
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION W IOL_1ST SAGE_ MANUAL OR MECHANICAL_ W_O ECP $4,946.91 $7,610.63 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION W IOL_1ST SAGE_ MANUAL OR MECHANICAL_ W_O ECP $4,946.91 $7,610.63 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,221.21, median $4,946.91, highest $4,946.91 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,221.21 — 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.