Cataract surgery with lens implant in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant as an inpatient: from $5,044.00 to $5,044.00, with a median of $5,044.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 66984, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa lowest San Diego, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,044.00 | $9,700.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5,044.00, median $5,044.00, highest $5,044.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $5,044.00 — 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.