Cataract surgery cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $2,172.00 to $15,759.42, with a median of $7,459.54. The lowest price is at Coshocton Regional Medical Center (Coshocton) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 7.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,459.54, is 92% above the US median of $3,876.10.
- Ohio ranks 34th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,172.00Coshocton Regional Medical Center + 1 more
Median$7,459.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$15,759.42in Ohio
Lowest saves$5,287.54vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center lowest Coshocton · Coshocton, OH Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $2,172.00 | $3,601.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Liverpool City Hospital lowest East Liverpool · Salem, OH Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $2,172.00 | $2,804.29 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Wo Ecp | $2,607.30 | $2,897.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Cataract surgery | $2,800.00 | $3,500.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association one side Barnesville · Wheeling, WV-OH REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $3,146.50 | $6,293.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital one side Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT RE - W INSERTION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS MANUAL OR M | $3,472.61 | $3,858.45 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron · Akron, OH Hc Asc Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl W/O Ecp | $3,980.75 | $3,980.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital Urbana · Urbana, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $6,289.37 | $10,482.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "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" | $6,718.10 | $13,436.19 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital one side Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp|LEFT SIDE | $7,459.54 | $12,432.56 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $7,484.08 | $8,804.80 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $7,484.08 | $8,804.80 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp | $7,484.08 | $8,804.80 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital one side Tiffin · Tiffin, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp|LEFT SIDE | $7,740.49 | $12,900.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center one side Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp|RIGHT SIDE | $8,052.03 | $13,420.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital one side Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp|LEFT SIDE | $9,312.33 | $15,520.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital one side Batavia · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp|LEFT SIDE | $12,828.95 | $21,381.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Charles Hospital one side Oregon · Toledo, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp|RIGHT SIDE | $15,689.22 | $26,148.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $15,759.42 | $26,265.70 | Apr 1, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $2,800.00 | $7,385.06 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $2,607.30 | $9,183.36 |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $3,980.75 | $3,980.75 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $12,828.95 | $12,828.95 |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $7,484.08 | $7,484.08 |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $2,172.00 | $2,172.00 |
| Tiffin, OH | 1 | $7,740.49 | $7,740.49 |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $15,689.22 | $15,689.22 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $3,472.61 | $3,472.61 |
| Urbana, OH | 1 | $6,289.37 | $6,289.37 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $3,146.50 | $3,146.50 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,459.54 | $7,459.54 |
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 Carolina$3,380.05
- North Dakota$3,496.52
- 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.