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: Denver Health Medical Center, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; HCA HealthONE AURORA, “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 HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE, “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 HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S, “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 HealthONE ROSE, “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 HealthONE SKY RIDGE, “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 HealthONE SWEDISH, “Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endosco”; Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, “Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp”; OrthoColorado Hospital at St. Anthony Campus, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; Platte Valley Medical Center, “Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp”; Saint Joseph Hospital, “Xcapsl ctrc rmvl w/o ecp”; St. Anthony Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; St. Anthony North Health Campus, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; UCHealth Broomfield Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”.