Cataract surgery cost in Urban Honolulu, HI
In Urban Honolulu, HI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $2,753.25 to $4,096.40, with a median of $4,096.40. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua — $1,343.15 less than the median here. Across Hawaii, the median is $4,096.40 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 9, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Urban Honolulu, HI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua lowest Honolulu, HI · (808) 432-0000 XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,753.25 | $3,671.00 | $1,853.00–$5,952.00 | 25% |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu one side Ewa Beach, HI · (808) 538-9011 REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $4,096.40 | $5,852.00 | $257.71–$9,097.00 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center one side Honolulu, HI · (808) 538-9011 REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $4,096.40 | $5,852.00 | $1,550.00–$9,097.00 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa one side Wahiawa, HI · (808) 538-9011 REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS File of Mar 9, 2026 · source file | $4,096.40 | $5,852.00 | $257.71–$9,097.00 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center one side Honolulu, HI · (808) 538-9011 REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $4,256.00 | $6,080.00 | $1,550.00–$9,097.00 | 30% |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa one side Wahiawa, HI · (808) 538-9011 REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS File of Mar 9, 2026 · source file | $4,256.00 | $6,080.00 | $257.71–$9,097.00 | 30% |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu one side Ewa Beach, HI · (808) 538-9011 REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS File of Mar 11, 2026 · source file | $4,256.00 | $6,080.00 | $257.71–$9,097.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $2,753.25, median $4,096.40, highest $4,096.40 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,753.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.