Cataract surgery

US hospitals must publish their prices by law. We take them from each hospital's own file. They're what hospitals charge, not what patients told us they paid, and not a quote.

Hospitals are compared on the same billing code, but what each one includes in that price can differ. Doctors, anesthesia and some tests are often billed separately and aren't included.

For insurance, we show what most plans pay the hospital, leaving out the very lowest and highest. Your own share depends on your plan.

What each hospital calls it: Baytown Medical Center, “Removal of cataract with insertion of lens”; Chambers Health, “Removal of cataract with insertion of lens”; Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital, “Unspecified”; Harris Health Lyndon B Johnson Hospital, “Unspecified”; St Joseph Medical Center, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; Bellville Medical Center, “EXTRACAPSULAR CAT REM/IOL”; Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; HCA Houston Clear Lake, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Conroe, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Kingwood, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Mainland, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Medical Center, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston North Cypress, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Northwest, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Pearland, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Southeast, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston Tomball, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; HCA Houston West, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist West Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, “Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage”; St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; Townsen Memorial Hospital, “Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp”.