Cataract surgery cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $2,602.00 to $25,847.00, with a median of $10,558.00. The lowest price is at Higgins General Hospital (Bremen). The highest price is 9.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $10,558.00, is 172% above the US median of $3,876.10.
- Georgia ranks 36th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 13 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 66984. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,602.00Higgins General Hospital
Median$10,558.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$25,847.00in Georgia
Lowest saves$7,956.00vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins General Hospital one side lowest Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $2,602.00 | $6,505.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL | $2,669.20 | $6,673.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA CATARACT EXTRACTION WITH MONOFOCAL LENS | $3,032.78 | $5,054.63 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA REMOVE CATARACT/INSERT LENS | $3,866.35 | $14,319.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA PR Rem Cataract Extracapsular Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Man/Mech Tech | $6,948.11 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Extracapsular Cat Rmvl W/Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Manual/Mech Technique | $10,558.00 | $10,558.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $25,847.00 | $25,847.00 | May 14, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $2,602.00 | $10,558.00 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $2,669.20 | $2,669.20 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $6,948.11 | $6,948.11 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $3,866.35 | $3,866.35 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $3,032.78 | $3,032.78 |
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
- 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
- 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.