Complex cataract surgery cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $669.80 to $8,265.00, with a median of $5,131.54. The lowest price is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The highest price is 12.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,131.54, is 30% above the US median of $3,934.00.
- Colorado ranks 25th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 7 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Valley Hospital lowest Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $669.80 | $788.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $4,453.00 | $4,453.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CATARACT SURGERY COMPLEX | $5,131.54 | $6,414.42 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CATARACT SURGERY COMPLEX | $5,131.54 | $6,414.42 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CATARACT SURGERY COMPLEX | $5,131.54 | $6,414.42 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $7,614.40 | $9,518.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital one side Durango · Durango, CO COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $8,265.00 | $8,265.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durango, CO | 1 | $8,265.00 | $8,265.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $669.80 | $669.80 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $7,614.40 | $7,614.40 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $5,131.54 | $5,131.54 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $4,453.00 | $4,453.00 |
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
- Alabama$3,000.00
- Arizona$2,722.87, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,228.85
- California$4,018.56
- 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$5,858.05
- 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$3,447.12
- 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$3,595.77, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$2,164.75
- Pennsylvania$3,698.84
- South Carolina$2,565.00, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$2,925.34, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,953.64
- Texas$4,403.18
- Utah$3,358.88, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,952.92, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$8,149.62
- Washington$3,994.85
- West Virginia$3,090.00
- Wisconsin$4,048.18
- Wyoming$2,382.03, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.