Complex cataract surgery cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $601.50 to $8,200.00, with a median of $4,048.18. The lowest price is at Beloit Memorial Hospital (Beloit). The highest price is 13.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,048.18, is 3% above the US median of $3,936.35.
- Wisconsin ranks 19th of 34 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 16 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$601.50Beloit Memorial Hospital
Median$4,048.18half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,200.00in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$3,446.68vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit Memorial Hospital lowest Beloit · Janesville-Beloit, WI RING REFORM CAPSULAR TENSION 11MM ACTR11 8065225704 | $601.50 | $2,005.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI COMPLEX REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $837.28 | $930.31 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI XCAPSULAR CATARACT RMVL INSJ LENS PROSTH 1 STG | $3,023.04 | $9,447.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Cataract Surgery Complex | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC REMV CAT EXTRACAP INSRT LENS COMPLX | $4,414.50 | $5,886.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $5,614.40 | $7,018.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Complex Removal of Cataract | $8,200.00 | $8,200.00 | Apr 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $837.28 | $837.28 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $5,614.40 | $5,614.40 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $601.50 | $601.50 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $4,414.50 | $4,414.50 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $8,200.00 | $8,200.00 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,023.04 | $3,023.04 |
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
- 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
- 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
- Wyoming$2,382.03, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.