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Cataract surgery, one eye with Medicaid / Medi-Cal.

Negotiated rates Medicaid / Medi-Cal pays for cataract surgery, one eye at 64 US hospitals. Range: $140 to $6,164. Your specific cost depends on your plan tier, deductible status, and coinsurance — see the comparison tool to model your exact out-of-pocket.

Top hospitals by Medicaid / Medi-Cal rate.

#	Hospital	Medicaid / Medi-Cal rate
1	UC San Diego Health San Diego, CA	$140 – $30,762
2	Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI	$285 – $1,320
3	Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI	$285 – $1,320
4	Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY	$297 – $593
5	QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER Jamaica, NY	$299 – $597
6	Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY	$303 – $607
7	WOODHULL MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Brooklyn, NY	$303 – $607
8	Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA	$316
9	M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, MN	$375 – $2,127
10	Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY	$444 – $2,881
11	Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX	$458 – $1,091
12	HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER New York, NY	$474
13	Elmhurst Hospital Center Queens, NY	$478
14	Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY	$485
15	METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER New York, NY	$485
16	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	$516 – $598
17	Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	$521
18	UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	$530 – $935
19	St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ	$567 – $2,431
20	UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	$573 – $6,566
21	Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA	$622
22	Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA	$622
23	SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL La Jolla, CA	$622
24	SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ENCINITAS Encinitas, CA	$622
25	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN	$650 – $2,154
26	Jefferson Abington Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$663 – $1,201
27	UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA	$663 – $1,985
28	UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	$663 – $1,027
29	Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA	$693 – $2,729
30	Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	$795 – $2,729
31	Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA	$795 – $18,194
32	Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX	$850 – $918
33	Parkland Memorial Hospital Dallas, TX	$892 – $3,609
34	MLK Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA	$1,005 – $3,473
35	Whittier Hospital Medical Center Whittier, CA	$1,005 – $2,671
36	Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk, CA	$1,025
37	St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA	$1,154 – $9,092
38	California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	$1,154 – $9,092
39	Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA	$1,154 – $9,092
40	FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER San Luis Obispo, CA	$1,154 – $1,818
41	SEQUOIA HOSPITAL Redwood City, CA	$1,154 – $2,237
42	DOMINICAN HOSPITAL Santa Cruz, CA	$1,154 – $1,818
43	MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL Sacramento, CA	$1,154 – $6,200
44	MERCY SAN JUAN MEDICAL CENTER Carmichael, CA	$1,154 – $6,200
45	METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO Sacramento, CA	$1,154 – $6,200
46	WOODLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Woodland, CA	$1,154 – $6,200
47	Glendale Memorial Hospital Glendale, CA	$1,802 – $9,092
48	Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY	$1,917
49	MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING Redding, CA	$2,293 – $6,200
50	Northwell Long Island Jewish Medical Center Queens / Nassau, NY	$2,456 – $3,217

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About these rates.

Hospitals are required by federal law (45 CFR 180.50) to publish the rates they negotiated with each insurer for each procedure. These numbers are the rates the hospital published for Medicaid / Medi-Cal plans, pulled directly from each hospital's machine-readable file.

The range column reflects different Medicaid / Medi-Cal plan tiers (HMO, PPO, EPO, etc.). Your plan picks one number out of that range. Your actual out-of-pocket depends on your deductible status, copay, and coinsurance, which the comparison tool can model when you fill them in.

Cash-pay rates are often cheaper than the negotiated rate, especially for high-deductible plans. Worth comparing both — the Cataract surgery, one eye overview shows the cash-pay column alongside.