Cataract removal with intraocular lens insertion
Cataract surgery with lens replacement.
Outpatient surgery to remove a clouded lens (cataract) and replace it with an artificial intraocular lens. Performed per eye; bilateral surgery is typically scheduled across two visits. Surgeon, anesthesia, facility, and the lens implant are all part of the episode.
What's included
Each component is a category of charge that contributes to the total bill. Items marked “billed separately” are still part of the episode, but you'll receive that bill from a different provider.
Cataract removal with IOL
Base procedureCPT 66982 · CPT 66984
Anesthesia
AnesthesiaBilled separatelyUsually monitored anesthesia care, separately billed.
CPT 00142
Medicare professional benchmark: — facility / — non-facility (CMS PFS 2026)
Intraocular lens (IOL)
Supply / implantThe artificial lens implant itself; reported under revenue 0278.
REVENUE 0278
Ambulatory surgical facility
FacilityOptionalREVENUE 0490
Provider prices — cash
Showing 50 of 1176 hospitals - nationwide
Median cash-pay price across components that hospitals have published for this package. Completeness reflects how many of the package's expected components had matching data. Partial rows missing only a benchmarked professional component show a separate published-plus-CMS estimate. Public pages show up to 50 hospitals at a time; use ZIP search to narrow the list.
| Hospital | Median | Range | Completeness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville, MOPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Adventist Health TillamookTillamook, ORPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Rainy Lake Medical CenterInternational Falls, MNPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Emanuel Medical CenterTurlock, CAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Doctors Medical CenterModesto, CAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Coastal Carolina HospitalHardeeville, SCPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Kirby Medical CenterMonticello, ILPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Columbia Memorial HospitalAstoria, ORPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Hilton Head Regional Medical CenterHilton Head Island, SCPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Lakewood Health SystemStaples, MNPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Perham HealthPerham, MNPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Grand River Hospital DistrictRifle, COPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Mitchell County Hospital Health SystemsBeloit, KSPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial HospitalMuncie, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt. Peter, MNPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Washington County Hospital and ClinicsWashington, IAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Bloomington HospitalBloomington, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Arnett HospitalLafayette, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KYPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner, SDPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Riley Hospital for ChildrenPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Bedford HospitalBedford, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health North HospitalCarmel, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health White Memorial HospitalMonticello, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital IncTipton, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Frankfort IncFrankfort, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Crawford Memorial HospitalRobinson, ILPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Schneck Medical CenterSeymour, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Indiana University Health Jay, Inc.Portland, INPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Shenandoah Medical CenterShenandoah, IAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Wilson Medical CenterNeodesha, KSPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Banner Lassen Medical CenterSusanville, CAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| East Morgan County HospitalBrush, COPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Ogallala Community HospitalOgallala, NEPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank, CAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Providence St. Joseph Medical CenterPolson, MTPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Knox Community HospitalMount Vernon, OHPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Atlantic General HospitalBerlin, MDPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Detroit Receiving HospitalDetroit, MIPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Hazel Hawkins Memorial HospitalHollister, CAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Memorial Hospital of Texas County AuthorityGuymon, OKPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Sinai-Grace HospitalDetroit, MIPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Children's Hospital of MichiganDetroit, MIPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| St. Claire Regional Medical CenterMorehead, KYPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Harper University HospitalDetroit, MIPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Huron Valley-Sinai HospitalCommerce Township, MIPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - BelmondBelmond, IAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - ClarionClarion, IAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
| Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison, IAPartial: 1 of 3 | - | - | 33% |
Provider prices — negotiated
Showing 8 hospitals - NJ, NY
Lowest negotiated rate the hospital or insurer has published for this package. Each row is labeled with its source — Hospital MRF or Payer Transparency in Coverage file. Use the insurer selector to switch between the cross-payer rollup and per-insurer rates. Rows from TiC files older than 3 months are dimmed. Partial rows missing only a benchmarked professional component show a separate published-plus-CMS estimate. Public pages show a comparison-sized sample; bulk provider exports belong in the data API.
| Hospital | Min negotiated | Payer types | Completeness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartial | — | CommercialMedicaid MCO | 33% |
| Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartial | — | CommercialMedicaid MCO | 33% |
| NewYork-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartial | — | BCBSCommercialMedicaid MCO | 33% |
| NYU Langone Health - SuffolkPatchogue, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source | — | — | 33% |
| NYU Langone Hospital BrooklynBrooklyn, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source | — | — | 33% |
| NYU Langone Hospital Long IslandMineola, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source | — | — | 33% |
| NYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source | — | — | 33% |
| NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY Partial: 1 of 3Hospital MRFPartialThin evidenceSingle source | — | — | 33% |
Common questions
- What's included in the cataract removal with intraocular lens insertion package?
- Outpatient surgery to remove a clouded lens (cataract) and replace it with an artificial intraocular lens. Performed per eye; bilateral surgery is typically scheduled across two visits. Surgeon, anesthesia, facility, and the lens implant are all part of the episode.
- What's typically billed separately for cataract removal with intraocular lens insertion?
- These components are usually billed by a different provider on a separate invoice: anesthesia. They're still part of the episode of care.
- How does the cataract removal with intraocular lens insertion package price get calculated?
- Cleartau sums per-component representative prices across the procedure, facility, anesthesia, and (where applicable) implant lines. The package median equals the sum of per-component medians; min and max work the same way. When a hospital publishes a formula (e.g. "150% of Medicare") instead of a dollar amount, the formula is resolved against the matching CMS fee schedule before aggregation.
Also known as
cataract removal package · cataract surgery package · iol implant package · lens replacement package