Cataract surgery cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $783.00 to $13,438.66, with a median of $3,380.05. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,380.05, is 13% below the US median of $3,876.10.
- North Carolina ranks 15th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 11 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 21, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$783.00Duke University Hospital + 1 more
Median$3,380.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,438.66in North Carolina
Lowest saves$2,597.05vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Rmvl Catarc W Iol Extrcp WO Ndsc Cyclophotocoagulation | $783.00 | $2,900.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Rmvl Catarc W Iol Extrcp WO Ndsc Cyclophotocoagulation | $783.00 | $2,900.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC CATARACT REM W/LENS PROSTHESIS | $2,546.20 | $12,731.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital one side Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $2,712.00 | $4,520.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $2,712.00 | $4,520.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation | $3,380.05 | $8,450.14 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC REMV EXTRA CATAR W/IOL INSERT | $8,033.00 | $8,033.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC REMV EXTRA CATAR W/IOL INSERT | $8,033.00 | $8,033.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG ASC REMV EXTRA CATAR W/IOL INSERT | $8,033.00 | $8,033.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation | $10,212.40 | $25,531.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation | $13,438.66 | $33,596.65 | Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $8,033.00 | $8,033.00 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $2,546.20 | $2,546.20 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $783.00 | $783.00 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $13,438.66 | $13,438.66 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $2,712.00 | $2,712.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $783.00 | $783.00 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $3,380.05 | $3,380.05 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $10,212.40 | $10,212.40 |
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
- New York$2,698.92
- 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.