Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comCataract surgery, complex in New York: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 38 New York hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 66982
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls | $1,862 | 0.7× | 2 | 2025-12-31 |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira | $2,219 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-03-27 |
| Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx | $2,422 | 0.8× | 6 | 2026-05-05 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital Albany | $2,426 | 0.8× | 1 | 2025-12-31 |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow | $2,699 | 0.9× | 3 | 2025-10-28 |
| Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Springs | $2,699 | 0.9× | 1 | 2025-12-31 |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia | $2,850 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York | $3,356 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| LINCOLN MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Bronx | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica | $3,450 | 1.2× | 8 | 2026-09-05 |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland | $3,519 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-03-31 |
| Corning Hospital Corning | $3,519 | 1.2× | 7 | 2026-03-31 |
| St Joseph'S Medical Center Yonkers | $3,526 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-07-13 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown | $3,846 | 1.3× | 12 | 2026-04-01 |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris | $3,985 | 1.4× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson | $4,048 | 1.4× | 3 | 2025-12-31 |
| Highland Hospital Rochester | $4,137 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx | $4,200 | 1.5× | 13 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jones Memorial Hospital Wellsville | $4,769 | 1.7× | 8 | 2026-01-01 |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester | $4,943 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo | $4,987 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Geneva General Hospital Geneva | $5,083 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-08-27 |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse | $5,174 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-05-19 |
| Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville | $5,664 | 2.0× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| St James Hospital Hornell | $6,698 | 2.3× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn | $6,878 | 2.4× | 7 | 2026-04-01 |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon | $7,076 | 2.5× | 10 | 2026-04-01 |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo | $7,274 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-08-25 |
| Medina Memorial Hospital Medina | $8,200 | 2.9× | 2 | 2026-07-29 |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown | $8,794 | 3.0× | 4 | 2026-02-02 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) New York | $9,688 | 3.4× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy | $17,083 | 5.9× | 24 | 2026-03-31 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for cataract surgery, complex in New York?
38 New York hospitals post usable commercial rates for cataract surgery, complex in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 66982, hospital outpatient, the median across 38 hospitals is $3,686, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.