Cataract surgery cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $508.54 to $10,279.00, with a median of $3,621.00. The lowest price is at Community Hospital - McCook (McCook). The highest price is 20.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,621.00, is 7% below the US median of $3,876.10.
- Nebraska ranks 18th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 15 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$508.54Community Hospital - McCook
Median$3,621.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,279.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$3,112.46vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital - McCook lowest McCook · McCook, NE MEMANTINE-DONEPEZIL 28-10 MG CSPX | $508.54 | $565.04 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,125.54 | $3,042.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W-O ECP | $1,590.84 | $4,419.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus · Columbus, NE REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $2,574.50 | $2,710.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,242.40 | $4,053.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,514.88 | $5,407.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,514.88 | $5,407.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Cataract Extraction with Intraocular Lens Implantation | $3,621.00 | $4,260.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $3,838.40 | $4,798.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | $3,848.00 | $4,275.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,974.40 | $4,416.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | $4,620.00 | $6,600.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | $10,045.00 | $10,045.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Removal of cataract with insertion of lens | $10,279.00 | $10,279.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,590.84 | $3,514.88 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $3,838.40 | $3,838.40 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $3,242.40 | $3,242.40 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $10,045.00 | $10,045.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $3,974.40 | $3,974.40 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $4,620.00 | $4,620.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $2,574.50 | $2,574.50 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,125.54 | $1,125.54 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $3,848.00 | $3,848.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $508.54 | $508.54 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $10,279.00 | $10,279.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $3,621.00 | $3,621.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.