Cataract surgery cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant as an inpatient: from $1,083.16 to $1,166.48, with a median of $1,124.82. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $41.66 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $2,099.44 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC REMOVAL, CATARACT, W/INSRT INTRAOC LENS, W/O ENDO CYCLO | $1,083.16 | $4,166.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC REMOVAL, CATARACT, W/INSRT INTRAOC LENS, W/O ENDO CYCLO | $1,166.48 | $4,166.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,083.16, median $1,124.82, highest $1,166.48 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,124.82 — 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.