Surgery and procedures CPT 66984 Outpatient

Cataract surgery cost in Waukon, IA

In Waukon, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,271.10 to $1,271.10, with a median of $1,271.10. Across Iowa, the median is $4,468.80 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 11, 2026 and May 11, 2026.

Lowest$1,271.10Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia

Median$1,271.10half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,271.10in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon, IA · (563) 568-3411 Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens File of May 11, 2026 · source file	$1,271.10	$2,230.00	$958.90–$2,357.81	43%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $1,271.10, median $1,271.10, highest $1,271.10.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.