Complex cataract surgery cost in New York
In New York, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $450.56 to $11,000.00, with a median of $2,719.14. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 24.4× the lowest.
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 24, 2026.
Lowest$450.56Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$2,719.14half pay less
Highest$11,000.00in New York
Lowest saves$2,268.58vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $450.56 | $2,048.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $841.85 | $3,057.04 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC XCAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL INSJ LENS PROSTH 1 STG_ W_O ECP | $1,506.64 | $2,317.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $1,963.50 | $2,805.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,788.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,824.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $2,357.81 | $2,044.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL W/INSERT OF INTRAOCULAR LENS (1-S | $2,698.92 | $7,108.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL W/INSERT OF INTRAOCULAR LENS (1-S | $2,698.92 | $7,108.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL W/INSERT OF INTRAOCULAR LENS (1-S | $2,698.92 | $7,108.62 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx wo ecp | $2,739.35 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Xcapsl ctrc rmvl cplx wo ecp | $2,739.35 | — | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert Lens,Comp | $2,815.34 | $3,519.18 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert Lens,Comp | $2,815.34 | $3,519.18 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Ecce W Ins Iol Cmplx Req Dev/Tech Not Gen Cat Sur WO Endo Cyclophotocoag | $3,187.24 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC XCAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL INSJ LENS PROSTH 1 STG_ W_O ECP | $4,946.91 | $7,610.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC XCAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL INSJ LENS PROSTH 1 STG_ W_O ECP | $4,946.91 | $7,610.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $9,711.00 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $10,222.78 | $10,222.78 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL CPLX WO ECP | $11,000.00 | $11,000.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 10 | $841.85 | $2,528.36 |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $2,739.35 | $3,843.13 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $3,187.24 | $3,187.24 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $9,711.00 | $9,711.00 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $2,815.34 | $2,815.34 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $450.56 | $450.56 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 |
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$5,935.00
- Alaska$6,869.00
- Arizona$2,832.03
- Arkansas$1,399.50
- California$5,209.61
- Connecticut$7,636.83
- Delaware$2,000.00
- Florida$4,235.67
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Idaho$5,599.00
- Illinois$7,367.55
- Indiana$1,378.30
- Iowa$1,862.40
- Kansas$4,177.48
- Kentucky$1,378.30
- Maine$433.23
- Maryland$1,325.00
- Massachusetts$7,170.80
- Michigan$1,398.70
- Minnesota$2,236.49
- Mississippi$4,093.32
- Missouri$6,535.56
- Nebraska$2,118.64
- Nevada$3,091.00
- New Hampshire$4,550.53
- New Jersey$2,526.64
- North Carolina$8,063.00
- North Dakota$4,160.80
- Ohio$2,607.30
- Oklahoma$4,088.05
- Oregon$1,342.25
- Pennsylvania$2,815.34
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$2,925.34
- Tennessee$2,562.53
- Texas$4,403.18
- Utah$2,990.54
- Vermont$3,068.00
- Virginia$12,845.42
- Washington$3,176.28
- West Virginia$780.50
- Wisconsin$4,269.20
- Wyoming$2,903.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.