Complex cataract surgery cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant is $3,936.35 across 485 US hospitals; most list between $1,592.58 and $10,740.80. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 286 markets is $299.20. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Cataract surgery costs
Lowest$299.20any market
Median market$3,967.48middle of market medians
Most below$10,740.809 in 10 hospitals
Listings482hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for complex cataract surgery, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $6,497.28 and the lowest a median of $1,391.00. At 337 of 427 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 66982?
Complex cataract surgery removes a cloudy lens and implants an artificial one when extra devices or techniques are needed.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 66982 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 34 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Oregon ($2,164.75), Montana ($2,187.02) and Arkansas ($2,228.85), and highest in Massachusetts ($11,740.15), Georgia ($10,558.00) and Virginia ($8,149.62).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$3,000.00
- Arizona$2,722.87, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,228.85
- California$4,018.56
- Colorado$5,131.54
- Connecticut$7,577.40, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,968.18, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,235.67
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Hawaii$5,133.80, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$5,599.00
- Illinois$7,017.00
- Indiana$5,949.37
- Iowa$4,367.20
- Kansas$2,932.50
- Kentucky$4,627.93
- Louisiana$3,338.85
- Massachusetts$11,740.15
- Michigan$3,173.34
- Minnesota$2,717.98
- Mississippi$4,689.16
- Missouri$3,927.42
- Montana$2,187.02
- Nebraska$2,462.80
- New Hampshire$3,982.86, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$3,439.49
- New Mexico$3,005.86, 1 hospital
- New York$2,698.92
- North Carolina$8,014.80
- North Dakota$3,496.52
- Ohio$7,153.01
- Oklahoma$4,649.94
- Oregon$2,164.75
- Pennsylvania$3,698.84
- South Carolina$2,565.00, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$2,925.34, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,461.51
- Texas$4,403.18
- Utah$3,358.88, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,952.92, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$8,149.62
- Washington$3,673.13
- West Virginia$3,090.00
- Wisconsin$4,048.18
- Wyoming$2,382.03, 3 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | 1 | $3,980.75 | $3,980.75 | $3,980.75 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM one side | 1 | $3,005.86 | $3,005.86 | $3,005.86 | 1.0× |
| Algona, IA single city | 1 | $4,570.40 | $4,570.40 | $4,570.40 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $3,420.00 | $3,420.00 | $3,420.00 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $3,439.24 | $3,439.24 | $3,439.24 | 1.0× |
| Alturas, CA single city | 1 | $4,839.53 | $4,839.53 | $4,839.53 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $1,233.83 | $1,233.83 | $1,233.83 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $7,893.15 | $7,893.15 | $7,893.15 | 1.0× |
| Asheboro, NC single city | 1 | $2,764.60 | $2,764.60 | $2,764.60 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $2,602.00 | $10,558.00 | $45,429.00 | 17.5× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $2,985.94 | $2,985.94 | $2,985.94 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $5,252.39 | $5,252.39 | $5,252.39 | 1.0× |
| Baker City, OR | 1 | $1,366.95 | $1,366.95 | $1,366.95 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $840.69 | $840.69 | $840.69 | 1.0× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $4,662.62 | $4,662.62 | $4,662.62 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,620.95 | $2,620.95 | $2,620.95 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $2,281.25 | $2,281.25 | $2,281.25 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $3,090.00 | $3,090.00 | $3,090.00 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Berryville, AR single city | 1 | $5,144.79 | $5,144.79 | $5,144.79 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $2,730.00 | $2,730.00 | $2,730.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $1,764.09 | $3,000.00 | $5,935.00 | 3.4× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $3,633.70 | $3,633.70 | $3,633.70 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $7,695.73 | $7,695.73 | $7,695.73 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 2 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 3 | $1,201.50 | $4,794.33 | $7,170.80 | 6.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $2,016.00 | $2,016.00 | $2,016.00 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | 1.0× |
| Britt, IA single city | 1 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,061.70 | $1,061.70 | $1,061.70 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV one side single city | 1 | $2,002.00 | $2,002.00 | $2,002.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $7,153.01 | $7,153.01 | $7,153.01 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $9,711.00 | $9,711.00 | $9,711.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $3,633.84 | $3,633.84 | $3,633.84 | 1.0× |
| Burns, OR single city | 1 | $6,420.00 | $6,420.00 | $6,420.00 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $1,731.50 | $1,731.50 | $1,731.50 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $4,235.67 | $4,235.67 | $4,235.67 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $3,195.11 | $3,195.11 | $3,195.11 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, KY single city | 1 | $5,583.60 | $5,583.60 | $5,583.60 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY one side | 1 | $2,382.03 | $2,382.03 | $2,382.03 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $1,766.25 | $1,766.25 | $1,766.25 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,037.00 | $2,037.00 | $2,037.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $8,063.00 | $8,063.00 | $8,063.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 15 | $561.68 | $7,059.03 | $21,606.07 | 38.5× |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $2,563.00 | $2,563.00 | $2,563.00 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 1 | $12,960.41 | $12,960.41 | $12,960.41 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $2,669.20 | $2,669.20 | $2,669.20 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, AR single city | 1 | $2,865.20 | $2,865.20 | $2,865.20 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $11,790.12 | $11,790.12 | $11,790.12 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,728.98 | $1,728.98 | $1,728.98 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $5,766.73 | $5,766.73 | $5,766.73 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $2,574.50 | $2,574.50 | $2,574.50 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,153.01 | $7,153.01 | $7,153.01 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $1,655.55 | $1,655.55 | $1,655.55 | 1.0× |
| Conrad, MT single city | 1 | $2,485.28 | $2,485.28 | $2,485.28 | 1.0× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $4,300.63 | $4,300.63 | $4,300.63 | 1.0× |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 | 1.0× |
| Corydon, IA single city | 1 | $2,695.00 | $2,695.00 | $2,695.00 | 1.0× |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | 1.0× |
| Council Grove, KS single city | 1 | $3,619.20 | $3,619.20 | $3,619.20 | 1.0× |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $5,949.37 | $5,949.37 | $5,949.37 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $6,053.97 | $6,053.97 | $6,053.97 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY one side single city | 1 | $2,219.00 | $2,219.00 | $2,219.00 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 | $2,306.00 | $8,256.56 | $14,138.29 | 6.1× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $6,088.90 | $6,088.90 | $6,088.90 | 1.0× |
| Davenport, WA single city | 1 | $3,994.85 | $3,994.85 | $3,994.85 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $1,162.04 | $1,162.04 | $1,162.04 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $3,460.80 | $3,460.80 | $3,460.80 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $2,343.00 | $4,028.50 | $5,714.00 | 2.4× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 3 | $3,173.34 | $3,173.34 | $3,532.98 | 1.1× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $2,471.00 | $2,471.00 | $2,471.00 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY one side single city | 1 | $2,382.03 | $2,382.03 | $2,382.03 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $4,649.94 | $4,649.94 | $4,649.94 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $8,265.00 | $8,265.00 | $8,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $5,634.17 | $5,634.17 | $5,634.17 | 1.0× |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $9,186.80 | $9,186.80 | $9,186.80 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $837.28 | $837.28 | $837.28 | 1.0× |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $2,132.69 | $2,132.69 | $2,132.69 | 1.0× |
| Elkader, IA single city | 1 | $9,916.89 | $9,916.89 | $9,916.89 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 2 | $1,650.35 | $2,721.88 | $3,793.40 | 2.3× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $12,304.09 | $12,304.09 | $12,304.09 | 1.0× |
| Evergreen, AL single city | 1 | $2,275.00 | $2,275.00 | $2,275.00 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $6,927.20 | $6,927.20 | $6,927.20 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $2,711.40 | $2,711.40 | $2,711.40 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $2,325.00 | $2,325.00 | $2,325.00 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $3,893.67 | $3,893.67 | $3,893.67 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $6,829.86 | $7,439.43 | $8,048.99 | 1.2× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 | 1.0× |
| Fredonia, KS single city | 1 | $3,225.24 | $3,225.24 | $3,225.24 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,673.60 | $4,673.60 | $4,673.60 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $3,009.29 | $3,009.29 | $3,009.29 | 1.0× |
| Goldendale, WA single city | 1 | $299.20 | $299.20 | $299.20 | 1.0× |
| Gordon, NE single city | 1 | $7,000.00 | $7,000.00 | $7,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $6,331.83 | $6,331.83 | $6,331.83 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $735.50 | $735.50 | $735.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $5,614.40 | $5,614.40 | $5,614.40 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $7,297.00 | $7,297.00 | $7,297.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $7,593.75 | $7,593.75 | $7,593.75 | 1.0× |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $5,572.50 | $5,572.50 | $5,572.50 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $669.80 | $669.80 | $669.80 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $3,541.69 | $4,665.43 | $4,911.52 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $7,577.40 | $7,577.40 | $7,577.40 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $5,072.00 | $5,072.00 | $5,072.00 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $722.70 | $722.70 | $722.70 | 1.0× |
| Heber Springs, AR single city | 1 | $2,132.69 | $2,132.69 | $2,132.69 | 1.0× |
| Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 1 | $2,434.85 | $2,434.85 | $2,434.85 | 1.0× |
| Hillsboro, ND single city | 1 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,279.20 | $4,279.20 | $4,279.20 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $7,614.40 | $7,614.40 | $7,614.40 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $4,127.20 | $4,127.20 | $4,127.20 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, VA single city | 1 | $4,650.00 | $4,650.00 | $4,650.00 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $3,136.04 | $3,407.54 | $3,679.03 | 1.2× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 4 | $2,188.50 | $2,234.88 | $2,816.80 | 1.3× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $7,737.98 | $7,737.98 | $7,737.98 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $2,226.00 | $2,226.00 | $2,226.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $21,561.80 | $21,561.80 | $21,561.80 | 1.0× |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,841.30 | $2,841.30 | $2,841.30 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $5,579.00 | $5,579.00 | $5,579.00 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $601.50 | $601.50 | $601.50 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $1,913.44 | $1,913.44 | $1,913.44 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 4 | $2,174.00 | $2,352.00 | $2,530.00 | 1.2× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $3,932.89 | $3,932.89 | $3,932.89 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | 1.0× |
| Kilmarnock, VA one side single city | 1 | $8,603.50 | $8,603.50 | $8,603.50 | 1.0× |
| Kingman, KS single city | 1 | $1,607.50 | $1,607.50 | $1,607.50 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $4,379.65 | $4,379.65 | $4,379.65 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $2,880.82 | $2,880.82 | $2,880.82 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $2,944.52 | $3,338.85 | $3,720.17 | 1.3× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $3,505.00 | $3,505.00 | $3,505.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $2,151.45 | $7,375.66 | $12,599.87 | 5.9× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $1,894.65 | $1,894.65 | $1,894.65 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $4,297.77 | $4,297.77 | $4,297.77 | 1.0× |
| Lanse, MI single city | 1 | $1,838.00 | $1,838.00 | $1,838.00 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $735.50 | $735.50 | $3,879.34 | 5.3× |
| Lavonia, GA single city | 1 | $6,979.28 | $6,979.28 | $6,979.28 | 1.0× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $2,009.73 | $2,009.73 | $2,009.73 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $3,927.42 | $3,927.42 | $3,927.42 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $3,982.86 | $3,982.86 | $3,982.86 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $4,287.98 | $4,627.93 | $7,329.22 | 1.7× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $2,607.30 | $14,684.27 | $26,761.23 | 10.3× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 4 | $2,125.20 | $2,332.10 | $11,609.13 | 5.5× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $5,579.26 | $5,579.26 | $5,579.26 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA one side | 1 | $3,351.40 | $3,351.40 | $3,351.40 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 14 | $1,159.60 | $1,159.60 | $24,184.55 | 20.9× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $2,470.40 | $2,470.40 | $2,470.40 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA one side single city | 1 | $4,367.20 | $4,367.20 | $4,367.20 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $5,656.07 | $5,656.07 | $5,656.07 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $3,136.00 | $3,136.00 | $3,136.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $7,153.01 | $7,153.01 | $7,153.01 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,392.24 | $3,392.24 | $3,392.24 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 | 1.0× |
| Mayville, ND single city | 1 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $5,551.20 | $5,551.20 | $5,551.20 | 1.0× |
| McCook, NE single city | 1 | $356.40 | $356.40 | $356.40 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $3,953.64 | $4,093.32 | $4,093.32 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $2,371.45 | $2,371.45 | $4,592.37 | 1.9× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $9,291.65 | $9,291.65 | $9,291.65 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $4,272.00 | $4,272.00 | $4,272.00 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,470.07 | $1,755.00 | $2,717.98 | 1.8× |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $1,500.80 | $1,500.80 | $1,500.80 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $4,560.26 | $4,560.26 | $4,560.26 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $9,425.89 | $9,425.89 | $9,425.89 | 1.0× |
| Mobridge, SD single city | 1 | $655.00 | $655.00 | $655.00 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,099.44 | $2,698.25 | $3,297.06 | 1.6× |
| Monticello, AR single city | 1 | $2,557.80 | $2,557.80 | $2,557.80 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,175.33 | $1,175.33 | $1,175.33 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,323.75 | $1,323.75 | $1,323.75 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $3,590.16 | $3,590.16 | $3,590.16 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $412.00 | $412.00 | $412.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $1,399.20 | $1,785.96 | $2,885.48 | 2.1× |
| New Britain, CT single city | 1 | $7,577.40 | $7,577.40 | $7,577.40 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $2,390.78 | $5,988.25 | $22,351.37 | 9.3× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 50 | $1,872.00 | $2,713.46 | $21,964.00 | 11.7× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $1,004.50 | $1,004.50 | $1,004.50 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $1,590.84 | $1,590.84 | $1,590.84 | 1.0× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $5,116.13 | $5,116.13 | $5,116.13 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $961.60 | $961.60 | $961.60 | 1.0× |
| Penn Yan, NY single city | 1 | $2,545.04 | $2,545.04 | $2,545.04 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | $3,749.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $1,579.60 | $1,579.60 | $1,579.60 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $3,527.57 | $3,527.57 | $3,527.57 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $2,832.03 | $2,832.03 | $2,832.03 | 1.0× |
| Pinckneyville, IL single city | 1 | $7,017.00 | $7,017.00 | $7,017.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $7,217.83 | $7,217.83 | $7,217.83 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $1,658.50 | $1,658.50 | $1,658.50 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $755.16 | $755.16 | $755.16 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $4,414.50 | $4,414.50 | $4,414.50 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA one side | 1 | $2,995.20 | $2,995.20 | $2,995.20 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,383.23 | $3,383.23 | $3,383.23 | 1.0× |
| Pulaski, TN single city | 1 | $2,969.38 | $2,969.38 | $2,969.38 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $2,925.34 | $3,749.75 | $4,574.15 | 1.6× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $3,855.98 | $3,855.98 | $3,855.98 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $3,225.75 | $3,225.75 | $3,225.75 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $8,200.00 | $8,200.00 | $8,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA one side | 1 | $13,587.68 | $13,587.68 | $13,587.68 | 1.0× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $4,453.00 | $4,453.00 | $4,453.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, MS single city | 1 | $5,285.00 | $5,285.00 | $5,285.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $1,321.50 | $1,321.50 | $1,321.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $1,159.60 | $1,159.60 | $5,896.21 | 5.1× |
| Roanoke, VA one side | 1 | $5,695.46 | $5,695.46 | $5,695.46 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $2,545.04 | $4,946.91 | $4,946.91 | 1.9× |
| Roosevelt, UT one side single city | 1 | $2,880.00 | $2,880.00 | $2,880.00 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR one side | 1 | $1,798.72 | $1,798.72 | $1,798.72 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| Saint Francis, KS single city | 1 | $3,954.20 | $3,954.20 | $3,954.20 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $3,334.52 | $3,334.52 | $3,334.52 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $4,378.50 | $5,255.64 | $6,132.78 | 1.4× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $1,159.60 | $1,861.71 | $11,714.29 | 10.1× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL one side | 1 | $5,100.16 | $5,100.16 | $5,100.16 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $2,968.18 | $3,936.35 | 2.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $3,176.28 | $18,831.97 | $38,206.35 | 12.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Shelby, MT single city | 1 | $2,364.86 | $2,364.86 | $2,364.86 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $4,685.73 | $4,685.73 | $4,685.73 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $2,187.02 | $2,187.02 | $2,187.02 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $2,489.49 | $2,489.49 | $2,489.49 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $3,021.90 | $3,021.90 | $3,021.90 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $7,737.17 | $7,737.17 | $7,737.17 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $2,613.70 | $2,613.70 | $2,613.70 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $1,595.20 | $9,932.31 | $9,932.31 | 6.2× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 2 | $6,535.56 | $6,634.69 | $6,733.81 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $4,022.46 | $4,022.46 | $4,022.46 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV one side single city | 1 | $3,480.00 | $3,480.00 | $3,480.00 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $5,505.79 | $5,505.79 | $5,505.79 | 1.0× |
| Tell City, IN single city | 1 | $1,742.30 | $1,742.30 | $1,742.30 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | 1.0× |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $6,237.75 | $6,237.75 | $6,237.75 | 1.0× |
| Thermopolis, WY single city | 1 | $6,194.33 | $6,194.33 | $6,194.33 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH one side | 1 | $10,528.63 | $10,528.63 | $10,528.63 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $2,426.22 | $2,426.22 | $2,426.22 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 1 | $15,433.62 | $15,433.62 | $15,433.62 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $2,932.50 | $2,932.50 | $2,932.50 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $5,464.83 | $5,464.83 | $5,464.83 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 1 | $2,541.60 | $2,541.60 | $2,541.60 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $3,472.61 | $3,472.61 | $3,472.61 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 3 | $5,133.80 | $5,133.80 | $5,133.80 | 1.0× |
| Urbana, OH one side | 1 | $8,514.41 | $8,514.41 | $8,514.41 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $4,523.00 | $10,740.80 | $10,740.80 | 2.4× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $12,845.42 | $12,845.42 | $12,845.42 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | $4,403.18 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $7,884.98 | $7,884.98 | $7,884.98 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,023.04 | $3,023.04 | $3,023.04 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Wayne, NE single city | 1 | $2,351.10 | $2,351.10 | $2,351.10 | 1.0× |
| Waynesboro, TN single city | 1 | $1,785.96 | $1,785.96 | $1,785.96 | 1.0× |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $5,808.79 | $5,808.79 | $5,808.79 | 1.0× |
| Weston, WV single city | 1 | $6,417.19 | $6,417.19 | $6,417.19 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 1 | $3,372.50 | $3,372.50 | $3,372.50 | 1.0× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $5,349.00 | $5,349.00 | $5,349.00 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $1,992.25 | $1,992.25 | $1,992.25 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $8,014.80 | $8,014.80 | $8,014.80 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $4,023.02 | $4,023.02 | $4,023.02 | 1.0× |
| Windom, MN single city | 1 | $6,064.92 | $6,064.92 | $6,064.92 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $16,309.50 | $22,166.13 | $22,627.80 | 1.4× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 3 | $6,188.22 | $9,572.29 | $10,122.56 | 1.6× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $6,873.73 | $6,873.73 | $6,873.73 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 66982?
CPT 66982 is the billing code for complex cataract surgery with lens implant. Complex cataract surgery removes a cloudy lens and implants an artificial one when extra devices or techniques are needed.
How is it different from 66984?
66984 is standard cataract surgery.
Are premium lenses included?
No. Premium lenses cost extra.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for complex cataract surgery?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for complex cataract surgery has a median of $6,497.28 and the lowest a median of $1,391.00; at 337 of 427 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest complex cataract surgery?
Among 34 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Oregon ($2,164.75), Montana ($2,187.02) and Arkansas ($2,228.85), and highest in Massachusetts ($11,740.15), Georgia ($10,558.00) and Virginia ($8,149.62). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other cataract surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.