Cataract surgery with lens implant in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,357.60 to $12,386.70, with a median of $12,099.00. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $1,357.60 | $1,697.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Rem Cataract Extracapsular Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Man/Mech Tech | $12,099.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA PR Rem Cataract Extracapsular Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Man/Mech Tech | $12,386.70 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,357.60, median $12,099.00, highest $12,386.70 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,357.60. 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.