Cataract surgery with lens implant in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $2,952.39 to $50,059.95, with a median of $26,506.17. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOV W/INSERT OF INTRAOC LENS PROSTH | $2,952.39 | $5,789.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Cataract Removal Insertion of Lens | $50,059.95 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,952.39, median $26,506.17, highest $50,059.95 — a 17.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,952.39. 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.