Cataract surgery cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant is $3,882.45 across 606 US hospitals; most list between $1,631.28 and $9,123.68. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 347 markets is $294.14. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 7, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Cataract surgery costs
Lowest$294.14any market
Median market$3,810.78middle of market medians
Most below$9,123.689 in 10 hospitals
Listings592hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for cataract surgery, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $6,462.75 and the lowest a median of $1,544.06. At 431 of 517 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 66984?
Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with a clear artificial lens (intraocular lens). It is one of the most common surgeries in the US and is done on one eye at a time.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and a standard lens. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and upgraded lenses (toric or multifocal) are usually billed separately.
Why prices differ
Prices depend on the setting (hospital or surgery center), the type of lens, laser-assisted options, and whether the second eye is done separately.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 66984 includes the lens implant, surgeon and anesthesia, and whether premium lenses cost extra.
Prices by state
Among 36 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Montana ($1,824.71), Louisiana ($2,141.91) and Arizona ($2,362.30), and highest in Georgia ($10,558.00), Massachusetts ($9,170.17) and Ohio ($7,459.54).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$2,377.70
- Alaska$5,374.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$2,362.30
- Arkansas$2,385.65
- California$5,044.00
- Colorado$5,804.80
- Connecticut$6,898.50, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,812.63, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,592.37
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Hawaii$4,096.40, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$4,309.38
- Illinois$6,472.50
- Indiana$5,261.29
- Iowa$4,570.40
- Kansas$2,831.10
- Kentucky$4,459.21
- Louisiana$2,141.91
- Maine$1,778.70, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$9,170.17
- Michigan$2,786.53
- Minnesota$3,244.01
- Mississippi$3,215.10
- Missouri$4,458.95
- Montana$1,824.71
- Nebraska$3,621.00
- New Hampshire$1,347.34, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$3,043.33
- New Mexico$2,717.00, 1 hospital
- New York$2,698.92
- North Carolina$3,380.05
- North Dakota$3,496.52
- Ohio$7,459.54
- Oklahoma$3,433.23
- Oregon$5,724.59
- Pennsylvania$3,698.84
- Puerto Rico$937.50, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$4,389.08, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$2,985.73
- Texas$4,003.33
- Utah$3,153.97, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,650.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$6,522.66
- Washington$3,637.30
- West Virginia$2,755.00
- Wisconsin$4,048.18
- Wyoming$2,310.21, 3 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH | 1 | $3,980.75 | $3,980.75 | $3,980.75 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $2,717.00 | $2,717.00 | $2,717.00 | 1.0× |
| Algona, IA single city | 1 | $4,570.40 | $4,570.40 | $4,570.40 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $3,043.33 | $3,043.33 | $3,043.33 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $3,838.40 | $3,838.40 | $3,838.40 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $3,242.40 | $3,242.40 | $3,242.40 | 1.0× |
| Alturas, CA single city | 1 | $4,434.49 | $4,434.49 | $4,434.49 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $5,374.00 | $5,374.00 | $5,374.00 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 | 1.0× |
| Andrews, TX | 1 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | $2,137.50 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $1,181.42 | $1,181.42 | $1,181.42 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $8,117.37 | $8,117.37 | $8,117.37 | 1.0× |
| Asheboro, NC single city | 1 | $2,546.20 | $2,546.20 | $2,546.20 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $2,602.00 | $10,558.00 | $25,847.00 | 9.9× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $2,985.94 | $2,985.94 | $2,985.94 | 1.0× |
| Aurora, MO single city | 1 | $6,900.39 | $6,900.39 | $6,900.39 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $4,301.64 | $4,301.64 | $4,301.64 | 1.0× |
| Baker City, OR | 1 | $997.75 | $997.75 | $997.75 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $9,510.51 | $9,510.51 | $9,510.51 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,778.70 | $1,778.70 | $1,778.70 | 1.0× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $4,328.08 | $4,328.08 | $4,328.08 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,521.58 | $2,521.58 | $2,521.58 | 1.0× |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $10,045.00 | $10,045.00 | $10,045.00 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $2,281.25 | $2,281.25 | $2,281.25 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $2,317.50 | $2,317.50 | $2,317.50 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $10,715.03 | $10,715.03 | $10,715.03 | 1.0× |
| Bend, OR | 4 | $5,724.59 | $5,724.59 | $5,724.59 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Berryville, AR single city | 1 | $4,964.22 | $4,964.22 | $4,964.22 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $2,470.00 | $2,470.00 | $2,470.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $1,764.09 | $3,000.00 | $6,359.91 | 3.6× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,724.10 | $1,724.10 | $1,724.10 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $5,521.63 | $5,521.63 | $5,521.63 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $2,408.04 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 2.3× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $1,321.65 | $2,834.42 | $4,347.18 | 3.3× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $6,293.91 | $6,293.91 | $6,293.91 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $1,706.40 | $1,706.40 | $1,706.40 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | 1.0× |
| Britt, IA single city | 1 | $4,125.00 | $4,125.00 | $4,125.00 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,061.70 | $1,061.70 | $1,061.70 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV one side single city | 1 | $2,184.00 | $2,184.00 | $2,184.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $9,711.00 | $9,711.00 | $9,711.00 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $3,595.52 | $3,595.52 | $3,595.52 | 1.0× |
| Burns, OR single city | 1 | $5,782.40 | $5,782.40 | $5,782.40 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $1,731.50 | $1,731.50 | $1,731.50 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $3,974.40 | $3,974.40 | $3,974.40 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $3,904.65 | $3,904.65 | $4,293.54 | 1.1× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $2,046.32 | $2,046.32 | $2,046.32 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, KY one side single city | 1 | $4,020.00 | $4,020.00 | $4,020.00 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY one side | 1 | $2,310.21 | $2,310.21 | $2,310.21 | 1.0× |
| Cass City, MI single city | 1 | $871.26 | $871.26 | $871.26 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $2,011.50 | $2,011.50 | $2,011.50 | 1.0× |
| Chadron, NE single city | 1 | $4,620.00 | $4,620.00 | $4,620.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,171.50 | $2,171.50 | $2,171.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $8,033.00 | $8,033.00 | $8,033.00 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 16 | $655.03 | $5,007.52 | $18,066.53 | 27.6× |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $2,538.00 | $2,538.00 | $2,538.00 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 1 | $12,828.95 | $12,828.95 | $12,828.95 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $2,669.20 | $2,669.20 | $2,669.20 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, AR single city | 1 | $2,865.20 | $2,865.20 | $2,865.20 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $11,667.47 | $11,667.47 | $11,667.47 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $1,728.98 | $1,728.98 | $1,728.98 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $2,233.50 | $2,233.50 | $2,233.50 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $5,193.48 | $5,193.48 | $5,193.48 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $2,574.50 | $2,574.50 | $2,574.50 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $3,952.65 | $3,952.65 | $3,952.65 | 1.0× |
| Conrad, MT single city | 1 | $1,917.66 | $1,917.66 | $1,917.66 | 1.0× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 | 1.0× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $4,175.13 | $4,175.13 | $4,175.13 | 1.0× |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 | 1.0× |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | 1.0× |
| Council Grove, KS single city | 1 | $3,306.00 | $3,306.00 | $3,306.00 | 1.0× |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $5,261.29 | $5,261.29 | $5,261.29 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $4,571.71 | $4,571.71 | $4,571.71 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY one side single city | 1 | $2,379.30 | $2,379.30 | $2,379.30 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $1,612.20 | $4,054.00 | $19,267.03 | 12.0× |
| Damariscotta, ME single city | 1 | $1,101.20 | $1,101.20 | $1,101.20 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $5,324.36 | $5,324.36 | $5,324.36 | 1.0× |
| Davenport, WA single city | 1 | $3,637.30 | $3,637.30 | $3,637.30 | 1.0× |
| Dayton, TN one side single city | 1 | $1,210.40 | $1,210.40 | $1,210.40 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $848.92 | $848.92 | $848.92 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $3,551.80 | $3,551.80 | $3,551.80 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $6,293.91 | $6,293.91 | $6,293.91 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $1,882.00 | $3,798.00 | $5,714.00 | 3.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $3,051.47 | $3,173.34 | $5,218.99 | 1.7× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $2,541.00 | $2,541.00 | $2,541.00 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $2,246.23 | $2,246.23 | $2,246.23 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, WY one side single city | 1 | $2,310.21 | $2,310.21 | $2,310.21 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $5,699.46 | $5,699.46 | $5,699.46 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $4,649.94 | $4,649.94 | $4,649.94 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $8,265.00 | $8,265.00 | $8,265.00 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $4,778.87 | $4,778.87 | $4,778.87 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $783.00 | $783.00 | $783.00 | 1.0× |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $13,438.66 | $13,438.66 | $13,438.66 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $837.28 | $837.28 | $837.28 | 1.0× |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $1,884.27 | $1,884.27 | $1,884.27 | 1.0× |
| Elkader, IA single city | 1 | $9,136.24 | $9,136.24 | $9,136.24 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 2 | $1,650.35 | $5,151.58 | $8,652.80 | 5.2× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $12,304.09 | $12,304.09 | $12,304.09 | 1.0× |
| Evergreen, AL single city | 1 | $2,377.70 | $2,377.70 | $2,377.70 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $6,573.60 | $6,573.60 | $6,573.60 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $8,632.49 | $8,632.49 | $8,632.49 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $3,672.19 | $3,685.02 | $3,697.84 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $3,538.26 | $3,538.26 | $3,538.26 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $3,037.74 | $3,037.74 | $3,037.74 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $5,937.84 | $6,962.45 | $8,369.63 | 1.4× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $4,805.76 | $4,805.76 | $4,805.76 | 1.0× |
| Fredonia, KS single city | 1 | $3,121.20 | $3,121.20 | $3,121.20 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $3,888.80 | $3,888.80 | $3,888.80 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $2,555.49 | $2,555.49 | $2,555.49 | 1.0× |
| Gordon, NE single city | 1 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $5,804.09 | $5,804.09 | $5,804.09 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $4,805.76 | $4,805.76 | $4,805.76 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | $3,496.52 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $2,910.08 | $2,910.08 | $2,910.08 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $1,113.50 | $1,113.50 | $1,113.50 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $3,360.00 | $3,360.00 | $3,360.00 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $4,021.90 | $4,021.90 | $4,021.90 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $5,325.54 | $5,325.54 | $5,325.54 | 1.0× |
| Greensburg, IN | 1 | $4,890.00 | $4,890.00 | $4,890.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 1 | $9,392.83 | $9,392.83 | $9,392.83 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $491.30 | $491.30 | $491.30 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $3,541.69 | $4,665.43 | $4,911.52 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $6,898.50 | $6,898.50 | $6,898.50 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $5,072.00 | $5,072.00 | $5,072.00 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $1,445.40 | $1,445.40 | $1,445.40 | 1.0× |
| Heber Springs, AR single city | 1 | $1,884.27 | $1,884.27 | $1,884.27 | 1.0× |
| Hillsboro, ND single city | 1 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $6,457.80 | $6,457.80 | $6,457.80 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $5,804.80 | $5,804.80 | $5,804.80 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $4,130.70 | $4,130.70 | $4,130.70 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, VA one side single city | 1 | $4,650.00 | $4,650.00 | $4,650.00 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,906.64 | $3,127.81 | $3,348.97 | 1.2× |
| Houston, MO single city | 1 | $5,116.30 | $5,116.30 | $5,116.30 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 4 | $2,188.50 | $2,234.88 | $2,734.57 | 1.2× |
| Hugo, CO single city | 1 | $7,983.44 | $7,983.44 | $7,983.44 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $6,760.30 | $6,760.30 | $6,760.30 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $15,476.22 | $15,476.22 | $15,476.22 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $1,765.00 | $1,765.00 | $1,765.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $19,351.77 | $19,351.77 | $19,351.77 | 1.0× |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $4,571.70 | $4,571.70 | $4,571.70 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MN single city | 1 | $7,164.00 | $7,164.00 | $7,164.00 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $5,579.00 | $5,579.00 | $5,579.00 | 1.0× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 1 | $8,881.00 | $8,881.00 | $8,881.00 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $1,768.36 | $1,768.36 | $1,768.36 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $1,788.15 | $1,788.15 | $1,788.15 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 4 | $2,174.00 | $2,328.63 | $2,483.25 | 1.1× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $3,932.89 | $3,932.89 | $3,932.89 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,234.69 | $1,234.69 | $1,234.69 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $7,086.65 | $7,086.65 | $7,086.65 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 5 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | $19,639.33 | 8.4× |
| Kilmarnock, VA single city | 1 | $7,523.68 | $7,523.68 | $7,523.68 | 1.0× |
| Kingman, KS single city | 1 | $1,607.50 | $1,607.50 | $1,607.50 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $3,735.49 | $3,735.49 | $3,735.49 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $2,880.82 | $2,880.82 | $2,880.82 | 1.0× |
| Knox, IN single city | 1 | $6,765.94 | $6,765.94 | $6,765.94 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $4,805.76 | $4,805.76 | $4,805.76 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 4 | $530.10 | $2,706.54 | $3,264.81 | 6.2× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $1,205.04 | $1,205.04 | $1,205.04 | 1.0× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $2,409.00 | $2,409.00 | $2,409.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $2,151.45 | $7,756.12 | $13,360.78 | 6.2× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $4,905.35 | $4,905.35 | $4,905.35 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $4,297.77 | $4,297.77 | $4,297.77 | 1.0× |
| Lanse, MI single city | 1 | $1,340.00 | $1,340.00 | $1,340.00 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 4 | $537.00 | $817.25 | $3,735.25 | 7.0× |
| Lavonia, GA single city | 1 | $6,948.11 | $6,948.11 | $6,948.11 | 1.0× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $1,839.78 | $1,839.78 | $1,839.78 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $5,615.66 | $5,615.66 | $5,615.66 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $3,625.82 | $3,625.82 | $3,625.82 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $1,347.34 | $7,537.17 | $13,727.00 | 10.2× |
| Leesville, LA single city | 1 | $2,353.65 | $2,353.65 | $2,353.65 | 1.0× |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $3,848.00 | $3,848.00 | $3,848.00 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $3,790.91 | $4,459.21 | $6,875.30 | 1.8× |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $2,607.30 | $9,183.36 | $15,759.42 | 6.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $1,755.60 | $2,275.83 | $9,111.11 | 5.2× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $5,393.00 | $5,393.00 | $5,393.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $5,140.26 | $5,140.26 | $5,140.26 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA one side | 1 | $3,351.40 | $3,351.40 | $3,351.40 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 16 | $936.62 | $5,044.00 | $27,945.00 | 29.8× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $2,655.20 | $2,655.20 | $2,655.20 | 1.0× |
| Machias, ME single city | 1 | $4,575.00 | $4,575.00 | $4,575.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, FL single city | 1 | $1,884.90 | $1,884.90 | $1,884.90 | 1.0× |
| Madison, SD single city | 1 | $4,893.00 | $4,893.00 | $4,893.00 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,275.83 | $2,275.83 | $2,275.83 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA one side single city | 1 | $4,367.20 | $4,367.20 | $4,367.20 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $4,324.85 | $4,324.85 | $4,324.85 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $3,136.00 | $3,136.00 | $3,136.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $3,295.15 | $3,295.15 | $3,295.15 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $5,152.84 | $5,152.84 | $5,152.84 | 1.0× |
| Mayville, ND single city | 1 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | $4,160.80 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| McCook, NE single city | 1 | $508.54 | $508.54 | $508.54 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $2,638.41 | $3,876.10 | $9,222.00 | 3.5× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $2,371.45 | $2,371.45 | $4,592.37 | 1.9× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $8,777.19 | $8,777.19 | $8,777.19 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $3,650.00 | $3,650.00 | $3,650.00 | 1.0× |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $1,660.95 | $1,780.65 | $1,900.35 | 1.1× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,470.07 | $1,755.00 | $3,577.93 | 2.4× |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $1,500.80 | $1,500.80 | $1,500.80 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $4,273.94 | $4,273.94 | $4,273.94 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $8,238.52 | $8,238.52 | $8,238.52 | 1.0× |
| Mobridge, SD single city | 1 | $4,204.00 | $4,204.00 | $4,204.00 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,099.44 | $2,824.37 | $3,549.29 | 1.7× |
| Monticello, AR single city | 1 | $2,468.95 | $2,468.95 | $2,468.95 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $2,711.50 | $5,672.00 | $8,632.49 | 3.2× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,233.00 | $1,233.00 | $1,233.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $3,557.54 | $3,557.54 | $3,557.54 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $301.00 | $301.00 | $301.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $1,785.96 | $2,885.48 | $3,282.60 | 1.8× |
| New Britain, CT single city | 1 | $7,208.39 | $7,208.39 | $7,208.39 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $837.34 | $1,478.93 | $22,351.37 | 26.7× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 55 | $1,537.00 | $2,728.00 | $12,213.00 | 7.9× |
| Oakley, KS single city | 1 | $1,747.50 | $1,747.50 | $1,747.50 | 1.0× |
| Ocala, FL | 1 | $15,643.45 | $15,643.45 | $15,643.45 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $1,047.90 | $1,047.90 | $1,047.90 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,590.84 | $3,514.88 | $3,514.88 | 2.2× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | $2,565.00 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $9,892.00 | $9,892.00 | $9,892.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $1,853.03 | $1,853.03 | $1,853.03 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $4,847.06 | $4,847.06 | $4,847.06 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $774.40 | $774.40 | $774.40 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $5,465.00 | $5,465.00 | $5,465.00 | 1.0× |
| Pearsall, TX single city | 1 | $6,558.00 | $6,558.00 | $6,558.00 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $2,734.00 | $2,734.00 | $2,734.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $1,579.60 | $1,579.60 | $1,579.60 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $5,448.74 | $5,448.74 | $5,448.74 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $3,310.06 | $3,310.06 | $3,310.06 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia, MS single city | 1 | $2,554.09 | $2,554.09 | $2,554.09 | 1.0× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $3,937.20 | $3,937.20 | $3,937.20 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $2,832.03 | $2,832.03 | $2,832.03 | 1.0× |
| Pinckneyville, IL single city | 1 | $4,427.00 | $4,427.00 | $4,427.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $6,967.37 | $6,967.37 | $6,967.37 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $1,263.50 | $1,263.50 | $1,263.50 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 | $588.00 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $4,115.25 | $4,115.25 | $4,115.25 | 1.0× |
| Ponce, PR | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA one side | 1 | $2,995.20 | $2,995.20 | $2,995.20 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $3,427.94 | $3,427.94 | $3,427.94 | 1.0× |
| Pulaski, TN single city | 1 | $2,985.73 | $2,985.73 | $2,985.73 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $783.00 | $783.00 | $783.00 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $2,758.00 | $3,666.08 | $4,574.15 | 1.7× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $3,855.98 | $3,855.98 | $3,855.98 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $3,225.75 | $3,225.75 | $3,225.75 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $11,134.80 | $11,134.80 | $11,134.80 | 1.0× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $4,432.00 | $4,432.00 | $4,432.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, MS single city | 1 | $5,285.00 | $5,285.00 | $5,285.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $1,205.50 | $1,205.50 | $1,205.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 6 | $1,823.50 | $5,044.00 | $6,080.42 | 3.3× |
| Roanoke, VA one side | 1 | $5,452.06 | $5,452.06 | $5,452.06 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $3,221.21 | $4,946.91 | $4,946.91 | 1.5× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $4,020.15 | $4,020.15 | $4,020.15 | 1.0× |
| Roosevelt, UT one side single city | 1 | $2,880.00 | $2,880.00 | $2,880.00 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $4,385.92 | $4,385.92 | $4,385.92 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR one side | 1 | $1,760.85 | $1,760.85 | $1,760.85 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| Saint Francis, KS single city | 1 | $3,983.10 | $3,983.10 | $3,983.10 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $3,804.34 | $3,804.34 | $3,804.34 | 1.0× |
| Salmon, ID single city | 1 | $2,598.75 | $2,598.75 | $2,598.75 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $2,526.93 | $2,526.93 | $2,526.93 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $4,378.50 | $5,255.64 | $6,132.78 | 1.4× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $1,943.50 | $2,448.25 | $37,598.58 | 19.3× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | 1 | $875.00 | $875.00 | $875.00 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL one side | 1 | $1,519.00 | $1,519.00 | $1,519.00 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $2,812.63 | $3,625.25 | 1.8× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $2,952.39 | $16,790.24 | $44,429.70 | 15.0× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $20,404.49 | $20,404.49 | $20,404.49 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Shelby, MT single city | 1 | $1,824.71 | $1,824.71 | $1,824.71 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $1,083.16 | $1,124.82 | $1,166.48 | 1.1× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,947.39 | $1,947.39 | $1,947.39 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $2,370.38 | $2,370.38 | $2,370.38 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $2,873.55 | $2,873.55 | $2,873.55 | 1.0× |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $8,437.00 | $8,437.00 | $8,437.00 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $7,423.64 | $7,423.64 | $7,423.64 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ one side single city | 1 | $2,573.14 | $2,573.14 | $2,573.14 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $883.20 | $9,399.23 | $9,399.23 | 10.6× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $4,897.75 | $5,426.61 | $6,761.48 | 1.4× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $3,866.35 | $3,866.35 | $3,866.35 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $6,472.50 | $6,472.50 | $6,472.50 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 1.0× |
| Sulphur, OK single city | 1 | $320.00 | $320.00 | $320.00 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV one side single city | 1 | $2,755.00 | $2,755.00 | $2,755.00 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $3,380.05 | $3,380.05 | $3,380.05 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NE single city | 1 | $10,279.00 | $10,279.00 | $10,279.00 | 1.0× |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $2,269.00 | $2,269.00 | $2,269.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $18,704.12 | $18,704.12 | $18,704.12 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | 1.0× |
| Thermopolis, WY single city | 1 | $4,029.68 | $4,029.68 | $4,029.68 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH one side | 1 | $7,740.49 | $7,740.49 | $7,740.49 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $3,032.78 | $3,032.78 | $3,032.78 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $15,689.22 | $15,689.22 | $15,689.22 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $5,464.83 | $5,464.83 | $5,464.83 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 2 | $294.14 | $294.14 | $294.14 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 1 | $2,541.60 | $2,541.60 | $2,541.60 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | $5,599.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $3,472.61 | $3,472.61 | $3,472.61 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 4 | $2,753.25 | $4,096.40 | $4,096.40 | 1.5× |
| Urbana, OH | 1 | $6,289.37 | $6,289.37 | $6,289.37 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $4,025.00 | $8,624.00 | $8,624.00 | 2.1× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 1 | $12,409.54 | $12,409.54 | $12,409.54 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | $2,351.77 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $7,523.04 | $7,523.04 | $7,523.04 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, NY one side single city | 1 | $3,349.50 | $3,349.50 | $3,349.50 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $2,266.50 | $2,266.50 | $2,266.50 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,851.20 | $2,851.20 | $2,851.20 | 1.0× |
| Waukon, IA single city | 1 | $1,271.10 | $1,271.10 | $1,271.10 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Wayne, NE single city | 1 | $3,621.00 | $3,621.00 | $3,621.00 | 1.0× |
| Waynesboro, TN single city | 1 | $1,785.96 | $1,785.96 | $1,785.96 | 1.0× |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $5,641.37 | $5,641.37 | $5,641.37 | 1.0× |
| Weston, WV single city | 1 | $6,417.19 | $6,417.19 | $6,417.19 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 1 | $3,146.50 | $3,146.50 | $3,146.50 | 1.0× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $4,514.00 | $4,514.00 | $4,514.00 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $1,992.25 | $1,992.25 | $1,992.25 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $10,212.40 | $10,212.40 | $10,212.40 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $3,810.78 | $3,810.78 | $3,810.78 | 1.0× |
| Windom, MN single city | 1 | $4,165.68 | $4,165.68 | $4,165.68 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $9,170.17 | $20,993.14 | $21,764.01 | 2.4× |
| Wray, CO single city | 1 | $2,899.46 | $2,899.46 | $2,899.46 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $2,800.00 | $7,385.07 | $9,312.33 | 3.3× |
| Yuma, CO single city | 1 | $3,420.00 | $3,420.00 | $3,420.00 | 1.0× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,459.54 | $7,459.54 | $7,459.54 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 66984?
CPT 66984 is the billing code for cataract surgery with lens implant. Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with a clear artificial lens (intraocular lens). It is one of the most common surgeries in the US and is done on one eye at a time.
Is the price for both eyes?
No. 66984 is for one eye, so surgery on both eyes is billed twice.
How long does it take?
The surgery usually takes 15 to 30 minutes, but plan for several hours at the center and someone to drive you home.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for cataract surgery?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for cataract surgery has a median of $6,462.75 and the lowest a median of $1,544.06; at 431 of 517 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest cataract surgery?
Among 36 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Montana ($1,824.71), Louisiana ($2,141.91) and Arizona ($2,362.30), and highest in Georgia ($10,558.00), Massachusetts ($9,170.17) and Ohio ($7,459.54). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other cataract surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.