Complex cataract surgery cost in Oregon
In Oregon, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,366.95 to $6,420.00, with a median of $2,164.75. The lowest price is at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City (Baker City). The highest price is 4.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,164.75, is 45% below the US median of $3,936.35.
- Oregon has the lowest median of 34 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Oregon law (ORS 442.614) requires nonprofit hospitals to cut what patients owe for medically necessary care by 100% for household income up to 200% of the federal poverty level, and by at least 75%, 50% or 25% up to 400%. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance application. 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Oregon, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side lowest Baker City · Baker City, OR HC Ecce W Insertion of Iol Prosthesis 1-Stage Proc W/O Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation Cplx Rt | $1,366.95 | $2,103.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Peace Harbor Medical Center one side Florence · Eugene-Springfield, OR COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $1,650.35 | $2,539.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health District Lakeview · Lakeview, OR Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $1,894.65 | $2,229.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Anthony Hospital Pendleton · Hermiston-Pendleton, OR CATARACT REMVL W/INSRT LENS | $2,434.85 | $4,686.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart-Riverbend one side Springfield · Eugene-Springfield, OR COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $3,793.40 | $5,836.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Harney District Hospital Burns · Burns, OR HC (H)CATARACT REMV COMPLX | $6,420.00 | $8,025.00 | Aug 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 2 | $1,650.35 | $2,721.88 |
| Burns, OR | 1 | $6,420.00 | $6,420.00 |
| Baker City, OR | 1 | $1,366.95 | $1,366.95 |
| Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 1 | $2,434.85 | $2,434.85 |
| Lakeview, OR | 1 | $1,894.65 | $1,894.65 |
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
- 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
- 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.