Cataract surgery cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $837.28 to $7,500.00, with a median of $4,048.18. The lowest price is at OakLeaf Surgical Hospital (Altoona). The highest price is 9.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,048.18, is 4% above the US median of $3,876.10.
- Wisconsin ranks 22nd of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$837.28OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
Median$4,048.18half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,500.00in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$3,210.90vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side lowest Altoona · Eau Claire, WI REMOVAL OF CATARACT WITH INSERTION OF PROSTHETIC LENS | $837.28 | $930.31 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB CATARACT REMOVAL, INSERTION OF LENS | $1,768.36 | $2,357.81 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI CATARACT REMOVAL INSERTION OF LENS | $2,851.20 | $8,910.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $3,360.00 | $4,200.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI HC Remv Cataract Extracap,Insert | $4,048.18 | $7,228.90 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC REMV CATARACT EXTRACAP INSERT LENS | $4,115.25 | $5,487.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC REM CATARACT W/IOL | $5,325.54 | $8,069.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Removal of Cataract w/ins pros | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | Apr 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $837.28 | $837.28 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $3,360.00 | $3,360.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $5,325.54 | $5,325.54 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 1 | $1,768.36 | $1,768.36 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $4,115.25 | $4,115.25 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $4,048.18 | $4,048.18 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $2,851.20 | $2,851.20 |
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
- 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
- Wyoming$2,310.21, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.