Cataract surgery cost in New York
In New York, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,506.64 to $12,213.00, with a median of $2,698.92. The lowest price is at Canton-Potsdam Hospital (Potsdam). The highest price is 8.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,698.92, is 30% below the US median of $3,876.10.
- New York ranks 7th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 35 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.
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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,506.64Canton-Potsdam Hospital
Median$2,698.92half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,213.00in New York
Lowest saves$1,192.28vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital lowest Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION W IOL_1ST SAGE_ MANUAL OR MECHANICAL_ W_O ECP | $1,506.64 | $2,317.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL WITH INSE | $1,537.00 | $1,537.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL WITH INSE | $1,537.00 | $1,537.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert Lens | $1,825.15 | $2,281.44 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert Lens | $1,825.15 | $2,281.44 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center one side Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $1,872.00 | $1,872.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center one side Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $2,632.00 | $2,632.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $6,967.34 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT REMOVAL W/INSERTION INTRAOCULAR LENS P | $2,698.92 | $8,849.48 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w o ecp | $2,880.82 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $3,221.21 | $5,402.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyoming County one side Warsaw · Warsaw, NY REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $3,349.50 | $4,785.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $3,649.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $3,934.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $4,122.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $4,122.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION W IOL_1ST SAGE_ MANUAL OR MECHANICAL_ W_O ECP | $4,946.91 | $7,610.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION W IOL_1ST SAGE_ MANUAL OR MECHANICAL_ W_O ECP | $4,946.91 | $7,610.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $5,600.00 | $5,600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $5,800.98 | $8,870.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $5,858.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital one side Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $7,436.50 | $7,436.50 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 66984 - XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $7,690.00 | $7,690.00 | Apr 22, 2025 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $9,711.00 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $12,213.00 | $12,213.00 | Jun 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 26 | $1,537.00 | $2,698.92 |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $3,221.21 | $4,946.91 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 1 | $9,711.00 | $9,711.00 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $1,825.15 | $1,825.15 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $2,880.82 | $2,880.82 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 |
| Warsaw, NY | 1 | $3,349.50 | $3,349.50 |
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
- Nebraska$3,621.00
- New Hampshire$1,347.34, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$3,043.33
- New Mexico$2,717.00, 1 hospital
- 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.