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: Providence Medical Center, “Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl W/O Ecp”; Saint John Hospital, “Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl W/O Ecp”; Ascentist Hospital, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP BILAT”; Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, “HC CAH Cataract Extract/Lens Imp Without Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation”; Belton Regional 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”; Cass Regional Medical Center, “XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP”; Centerpoint 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”; Lafayette Regional Health 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”; Lee's Summit 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”; Menorah 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”; Overland Park Regional 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”; Research 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”.