Cataract surgery (one eye) cost without insurance: real cash prices
Surgery to remove a clouded lens from one eye and replace it with a clear implant. Published cash prices for this procedure run from $810 to $35,304 across 365 U.S. facilities. Where you go changes the price more than anything else.
Lowest published cash prices in the country
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
$810
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
$980
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center IP Rehab
$980
How your money goes farthest
Move 1. Call and say “self-pay.” Ask for the all-in self-pay price and whether the doctor’s fee and anesthesia are included. Independent centers usually run far below hospitals for the same code.
Move 2. Do the travel math. For planned procedures, the spread between facilities is often thousands of dollars — more than a flight and a hotel.
Move 3. Use your financial-assistance rights. Nonprofit hospitals must offer financial assistance by federal law; you can apply up to 240 days after the first bill.
By metro area
- Cottage Grove, OR — from $1,650
- Grapevine, TX — from $2,352
- Coon Rapids, MN — from $3,038
- Denver — from $6,294
- Geneva, IL — from $10,711
- Tampa — from $18,704
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