Complex cataract surgery cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,764.09 to $6,088.90, with a median of $3,000.00. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 3.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,000.00, is 24% below the US median of $3,936.35.
- Alabama ranks 8th of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 7 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 66982. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,764.09UAB Medical West
Median$3,000.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,088.90in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,235.91vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Cataract Surgery, Complex | $1,764.09 | $2,352.12 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL CATARACT SURGERY COMPLEX/W LENS | $2,275.00 | $3,500.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL CATARACT SURGERY COMPLEX | $2,500.00 | $5,100.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL COMPLEX | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $5,100.16 | $7,285.94 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $5,935.00 | $13,802.32 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $6,088.90 | $33,827.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $1,764.09 | $3,000.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $6,088.90 | $6,088.90 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $2,275.00 | $2,275.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $5,100.16 | $5,100.16 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 |
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
What complex cataract surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Complex cataract surgery explained.
Complex cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.