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Cataract surgery, one eye with Medicare.

Negotiated rates Medicare pays for cataract surgery, one eye at 89 US hospitals. Range: $1 to $45,802. 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 Medicare rate.

#	Hospital	Medicare rate
1	Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA	$1 – $5,944
2	Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA	$10 – $623
3	Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	$55 – $2,370
4	Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA	$55 – $2,370
5	Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA	$55 – $2,370
6	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH	$324 – $2,326
7	Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN	$369 – $2,467
8	MLK Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA	$403
9	Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI	$452 – $2,458
10	Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI	$452 – $2,458
11	Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC	$496 – $521
12	Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY	$504 – $3,169
13	M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, MN	$508 – $2,406
14	UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX	$524 – $2,577
15	Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY	$552 – $5,752
16	QUEENS HOSPITAL CENTER Jamaica, NY	$556 – $7,522
17	Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY	$564 – $7,522
18	WOODHULL MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Brooklyn, NY	$564 – $7,522
19	MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL Sacramento, CA	$572 – $3,087
20	METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO Sacramento, CA	$572 – $3,087
21	HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER New York, NY	$641 – $5,922
22	Elmhurst Hospital Center Queens, NY	$645 – $5,922
23	SEQUOIA HOSPITAL Redwood City, CA	$648 – $3,345
24	Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY	$655 – $7,522
25	METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL CENTER New York, NY	$655 – $5,922
26	UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA	$1,458 – $2,392
27	UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA	$1,458 – $2,392
28	St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA	$1,818 – $4,637
29	California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA	$1,818 – $3,188
30	Whittier Hospital Medical Center Whittier, CA	$1,883 – $3,066
31	MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach, CA	$1,929 – $3,710
32	MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, CA	$1,929 – $3,710
33	Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI	$2,139 – $3,104
34	Corewell Health Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, MI	$2,139 – $3,104
35	Corewell Health Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$2,139 – $3,104
36	Corewell Health Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI	$2,139 – $3,106
37	UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	$2,174 – $6,397
38	UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora, CO	$2,223 – $2,292
39	UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central Colorado Springs, CO	$2,292
40	Emory Decatur Hospital Atlanta, GA	$2,315 – $10,848
41	Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA	$2,315 – $10,848
42	Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX	$2,318 – $4,521
43	Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX	$2,318 – $2,666
44	MEMORIAL HERMANN KATY HOSPITAL Katy, TX	$2,318 – $2,666
45	WellStar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA	$2,344 – $2,508
46	Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL	$2,377 – $2,496
47	Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL	$2,410 – $4,338
48	St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ	$2,431 – $2,674
49	HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Phoenix, AZ	$2,463 – $2,487
50	HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ	$2,463 – $2,487

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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 Medicare plans, pulled directly from each hospital's machine-readable file.

The range column reflects different Medicare 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.