Cataract surgery cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,181.42 to $9,111.11, with a median of $2,385.65. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia (Arkadelphia). The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,385.65, is 38% below the US median of $3,876.10.
- Arkansas ranks 5th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 66984. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,181.42Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia
Median$2,385.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,111.11in Arkansas
Lowest saves$1,204.23vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Arkadelphia lowest Arkadelphia · Arkadelphia, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,181.42 | $4,725.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant one side Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $1,755.60 | $2,926.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital one side Danville · Russellville, AR Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $1,760.85 | $3,521.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - El Dorado El Dorado · El Dorado, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,884.27 | $7,537.07 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Heber Springs Heber Springs · Heber Springs, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,884.27 | $7,537.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $2,275.83 | $9,103.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $2,275.83 | $9,103.33 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $2,385.65 | $9,542.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Drew County Monticello · Monticello, AR 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $2,468.95 | $9,875.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR CATARACT EXTRACTION | $2,865.20 | $5,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,037.74 | $4,673.44 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,037.74 | $4,673.44 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $3,672.19 | $4,896.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR REMOVE CATARACT/INSERT LENS | $3,697.84 | $17,608.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $4,964.22 | $7,637.26 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $9,111.11 | $10,123.46 | Aug 13, 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.
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $1,755.60 | $2,275.83 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $3,672.19 | $3,685.02 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $3,037.74 | $3,037.74 |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $1,181.42 | $1,181.42 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $4,964.22 | $4,964.22 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $2,865.20 | $2,865.20 |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $1,884.27 | $1,884.27 |
| Heber Springs, AR | 1 | $1,884.27 | $1,884.27 |
| Monticello, AR | 1 | $2,468.95 | $2,468.95 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,275.83 | $2,275.83 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $1,760.85 | $1,760.85 |
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 cataract surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cataract surgery explained.
Cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- Alabama$2,377.70
- Alaska$5,374.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$2,362.30
- 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$5,765.89
- 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$5,314.97
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.