Cataract surgery with lens implant cost in New York
In New York, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for Cataract surgery with lens implant: from $328.68 to $12,213.00, with a median of $2,698.92. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital INC (Westfield). The highest price is 37.2× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$328.68Westfield Memorial Hospital INC
Median$2,698.92half pay less
Highest$12,213.00in New York
Lowest saves$2,370.24vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $328.68 | $1,494.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $614.50 | $2,233.98 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $1,432.90 | $2,047.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital 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 |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert Lens | $1,825.15 | $2,281.44 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert Lens | $1,825.15 | $2,281.44 | — source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,312.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,338.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH W/O ECP | $2,357.81 | $1,316.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation 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 |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation 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 |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation 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 |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $2,739.35 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $2,739.35 | — | — 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 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Rem Cataract Extracapsular Insert Intraocular Lens Prosth Man/Mech Tech | $3,655.53 | — | Mar 31, 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 |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $8,232.58 | $8,232.58 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation 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 | — source file |
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 | 11 | $614.50 | $2,698.92 |
| Rochester, NY | 5 | $2,739.35 | $3,221.21 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $3,655.53 | $3,655.53 |
| 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 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $328.68 | $328.68 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,506.64 | $1,506.64 |
What it is
Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with a clear artificial lens (intraocular lens). It is one of the most common surgeries in the US and is done on one eye at a time.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and a standard lens. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and upgraded lenses (toric or multifocal) are usually billed separately.
Cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- Alabama$6,359.91
- Alaska$5,374.00
- Arizona$628.55
- Arkansas$1,123.50
- California$5,562.21
- Colorado$6,293.91
- Connecticut$7,028.19
- Delaware$2,000.00
- Florida$9,892.00
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Idaho$5,599.00
- Illinois$6,585.35
- Indiana$1,344.35
- Iowa$1,357.60
- Kansas$3,890.25
- Kentucky$1,344.35
- Louisiana$1,192.96
- Maine$1,391.15
- Maryland$973.00
- Massachusetts$5,245.91
- Michigan$1,398.70
- Minnesota$3,577.93
- Mississippi$3,876.10
- Missouri$5,615.21
- Montana$4,021.90
- Nebraska$2,552.86
- Nevada$2,946.00
- New Hampshire$3,447.09
- New Jersey$2,685.92
- North Carolina$8,033.00
- North Dakota$4,160.80
- Ohio$2,102.10
- Oklahoma$3,024.92
- Oregon$2,478.00
- Pennsylvania$3,541.69
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$2,758.00
- Tennessee$2,094.65
- Texas$2,351.77
- Vermont$2,242.00
- Virginia$12,409.54
- Washington$2,952.39
- West Virginia$690.65
- Wisconsin$4,623.45
- Wyoming$2,089.07
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.