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Cataract surgery in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 90 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 66984

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr Downey$1,5860.5×32026-03-12
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center Torrance$1,7740.6×22026-03-12
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center Sylmar$1,7880.6×22026-03-12
Valley Children'S Hospital Madera$2,0190.7×12026-04-01
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma$2,2480.8×42026-09-01
Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin$2,7060.9×62026-03-18
Northbay Medical Center Fairfield$2,8360.9×32026-04-01
Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino$2,9541.0×52026-09-01
Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley Sun Valley$2,9541.0×62026-09-27
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley$2,9991.0×12026-03-30
Oroville Hospital Oroville$3,1211.1×52026-09-27
Community Hospital Of Huntington Park Huntington Park$3,2031.1×172026-02-04
Memorial Hospital Of Gardena Gardena$3,2031.1×172026-02-04
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles$3,2031.1×182026-02-04
Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk$3,2031.1×172026-02-04
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda$3,2651.1×102026-09-02
Paradise Valley Hospital National City$3,3971.1×62026-09-01
Modoc Medical Center Alturas$3,5181.2×12026-06-09
Community Regional Medical Center Fresno$3,5771.2×112026-06-18
Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis$3,5771.2×112026-06-15
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood Hollywood$3,5921.2×42026-03-18
Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood$3,7961.3×92026-09-01
Loma Linda University Children'S Hospital Loma Linda$4,0821.4×82026-09-02
Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills$4,1711.4×32026-03-29
Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles$4,3921.5×42026-03-18
Uci Health-Lakewood Lakewood$4,8241.6×62026-04-01
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Los Angeles$4,9551.7×12026-03-12
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego$5,1941.8×32026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla$5,1941.8×32026-03-30
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$5,1941.8×32026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas$5,1941.8×32026-03-30
Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway$5,4731.8×12026-04-01
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica$5,6001.9×42026-03-29
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles$5,6481.9×62026-03-29
Riverside Community Hospital Riverside$5,8922.0×72026-09-01
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley$6,1322.1×112026-04-01
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale$6,1342.1×62026-04-01
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills$6,2522.1×112026-04-01
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach$6,5452.2×102026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Zion San Diego$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Riverside Riverside$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Moreno Valley Moreno Valley$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos$6,7292.3×12026-04-01
Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro$7,1762.4×52026-04-01
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank$7,1762.4×52026-04-01
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills$7,1762.4×62026-04-01
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica$7,1762.4×52026-04-01
Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance$7,1762.4×52026-04-01
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana$7,1762.4×52026-04-01
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco$7,5272.3×72026-04-01
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton$7,6302.3×42026-04-01
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo$7,9582.7×62026-04-01
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno$8,0332.7×42026-06-16
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange$8,1592.8×62026-04-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$8,4602.9×92026-04-01
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton$8,4862.9×62026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara$8,6312.5×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Regional Medical Center Of San Jose San Jose$8,6312.5×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento$8,6312.9×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa Santa Rosa$8,6312.8×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno$8,6312.9×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville$8,6312.9×12026-04-01
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro$8,6312.6×12026-04-01
Providence St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley$9,0283.0×42026-04-01
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose$9,3862.8×82026-09-01
Rady Children'S Hospital - San Diego San Diego$9,7353.3×52026-04-01
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa$9,8583.2×52026-04-01
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$10,5953.6×42026-09-01
Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno$10,9433.7×202026-03-31
Mission Community Hospital Panorama City$11,3833.8×22026-09-01
Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville$12,0533.8×152026-09-15
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka$12,6444.3×42026-04-01
University Of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento$13,0104.3×22026-04-01
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach$14,3084.8×42026-04-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$14,3424.8×12025-11-26
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna$14,8985.0×32026-04-01
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center Napa$15,0645.1×52026-04-01
Stanford Health Care Stanford$22,0416.5×12026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for cataract surgery in California?

90 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for cataract surgery in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 66984, hospital outpatient, the median across 90 hospitals is $6,729, 2.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.