Cataract surgery with lens implant in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $4,897.75 to $6,761.48, with a median of $5,426.61. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Lincoln.
Cash prices at 4 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $4,897.75 | $7,535.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $5,238.00 | $8,058.46 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $5,615.21 | $8,638.78 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $6,761.48 | $10,402.28 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,897.75, median $5,426.61, highest $6,761.48 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
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.