Cataract surgery with lens implant in Phoenix, AZ: hospital prices
6 hospitals in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area price CPT 66984 in their files, but fewer than three list a cash price, so we show the rows without a ranking.
6 hospitals in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area list cataract surgery with lens implant (CPT 66984) in its price file, but only as a list price or negotiated insurer rates, not as a cash price. Hospitals must publish a discounted cash price for every shoppable service; where it is missing you can still ask for one by phone.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyPhoenix · 20 mi · File Feb 2026
Chandler · 14 mi · File Sep 2026
Laveen · 15 mi · File Sep 2026
Mesa · 27 mi · File Sep 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 66984. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 66984, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About cataract surgery with lens implant
CPT 66984 is the standard cataract operation: the cloudy natural lens is broken up with ultrasound and replaced with an artificial lens. It takes 15 to 30 minutes, is done under local anesthesia with light sedation, and you go home the same day. It is one of the most common operations in the United States.
What the price covers
The hospital's price is the facility fee for the operating room, nursing, the phacoemulsification equipment, the standard single-focus lens and recovery. The ophthalmologist and the anesthesia provider bill separately. Premium lenses (multifocal, toric for astigmatism) are not part of the covered procedure and are charged on top, usually $1,000 to $3,000 per eye, often directly by the surgeon.
Why prices vary
Hospital outpatient departments are consistently more expensive than ambulatory surgery centers for the same operation, sometimes by a factor of two or three. Within hospitals, the spread follows system size and ownership. Medicare pays for most cataract surgery in the US, so hospitals' negotiated rates cluster; the cash prices vary far more.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 66984 per eye, and does it include the standard lens?
- What does the surgeon charge, and what does anesthesia charge?
- If I choose a premium lens, what is the extra charge and who bills it?
- Would the same surgeon do it at an ambulatory surgery center for less?
Hospitals in Phoenix, AZ without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Abrazo Central CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Abrazo Scottsdale CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Abrazo West CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Arizona Orthopedic and Surgical Specialty HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Arizona Spine and Joint HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Banner - University Medical Center Phoenixcode not in file
- Banner Baywood Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Boswell Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Casa Grande Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Del E. Webb Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Desert Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Estrella Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Gateway Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Goldfield Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Heart Hospitalcode not in file
- Banner Ironwood Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Ocotillo Medical Centercode not in file
- Banner Thunderbird Medical Centercode not in file
- City of Hope Cancer Center PhoenixNo price file found
- East Valley Er & HospitalFile could not be read
- Exceptional Community Hospital - MaricopaNo price file found
- Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical CenterNo price file found
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrFile in an unsupported format
- Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Honorhealth Tempe Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Huhu Kam Memorial HospitalNo website on record
- Mayo Clinic HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Phoenix Indian Medical CenterNo website on record
- The Core Institute Specialty HospNo price file found
- Valleywise Health Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Wickenburg Community HospitalNo website on record