Cataract surgery cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $530.10 to $22,351.37, with a median of $2,141.91. The lowest price is at Acadian Medical Center (Eunice). The highest price is 42.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,141.91, is 45% below the US median of $3,876.10.
- Louisiana ranks 2nd 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 Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$530.10Acadian Medical Center
Median$2,141.91half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$1,611.81vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadian Medical Center lowest Eunice · Lafayette, LA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $530.10 | $1,767.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Cataract With Insertion of Lens | $837.34 | $5,981.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Cataract With Insertion of Lens | $998.08 | $6,238.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC REMOVAL, CATARACT, W/INSRT INTRAOC LENS, W/O ENDO CYCLO | $1,083.16 | $4,166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC REMOVAL, CATARACT, W/INSRT INTRAOC LENS, W/O ENDO CYCLO | $1,166.48 | $4,166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Cataract With Insertion of Lens | $1,192.96 | $7,456.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | $1,205.04 | $2,008.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC REMOVAL, CATARACT, W/INSRT INTRAOC LENS, W/O ENDO CYCLO | $1,413.99 | $5,237.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Cataract With Insertion of Lens | $1,543.86 | $5,718.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $1,660.95 | $5,536.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA PHACO IOL | $1,900.35 | $5,589.27 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $2,099.44 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Cataract With Insertion of Lens | $2,184.38 | $9,929.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $2,353.65 | $7,845.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $2,522.09 | $9,700.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $2,873.55 | $7,170.50 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $2,890.99 | $13,766.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC REMOVAL, CATARACT, W/INSRT INTRAOC LENS, W/O ENDO CYCLO | $2,906.64 | $6,606.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $3,264.81 | $10,882.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $3,348.97 | $7,125.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $3,549.29 | $15,431.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $4,328.08 | $21,640.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CATARACT SURG W/IOL 1 STAGE | $5,686.29 | $25,846.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $837.34 | $1,478.92 |
| Lafayette, LA | 4 | $530.10 | $2,706.54 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,906.64 | $3,127.80 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $1,660.95 | $1,780.65 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,099.44 | $2,824.36 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $1,083.16 | $1,124.82 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $4,328.08 | $4,328.08 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $2,353.65 | $2,353.65 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $1,205.04 | $1,205.04 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $2,873.55 | $2,873.55 |
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
- 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
- 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.