Complex cataract surgery cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, one hospital publishes a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: $3,005.86 at University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque).
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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital one side Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $3,005.86 | $5,465.20 | Mar 25, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $3,005.86 | $3,005.86 |
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 it is
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.
Complex cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- Alabama$5,100.16
- Arizona$2,722.87
- Arkansas$2,325.00
- California$3,485.78
- Colorado$5,131.54
- Connecticut$7,577.40
- Delaware$2,968.18
- Florida$4,235.67
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Hawaii$5,133.80
- Idaho$5,599.00
- Illinois$7,017.00
- Indiana$5,949.37
- Iowa$4,433.60
- Kansas$2,932.50
- Kentucky$4,627.93
- Louisiana$3,508.94
- Massachusetts$11,740.15
- Michigan$3,173.34
- Minnesota$2,608.61
- Mississippi$4,093.32
- Missouri$3,328.71
- Montana$2,187.02
- Nebraska$2,601.10
- New Hampshire$3,982.86
- New Jersey$2,526.64
- New York$2,698.92
- North Carolina$8,014.80
- North Dakota$3,496.52
- Ohio$7,153.01
- Oklahoma$4,649.94
- Oregon$1,894.65
- Pennsylvania$3,698.84
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$2,925.34
- Tennessee$3,461.51
- Texas$4,403.18
- Utah$3,186.89
- Vermont$3,952.92
- Virginia$8,149.62
- Washington$3,673.13
- West Virginia$3,090.00
- Wisconsin$4,048.18
- Wyoming$2,382.03
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.