Cataract surgery cost in Boston, MA

Standard cataract removal with lens implant, one eye. Prices below are cash prices and average insured rates published by 7 hospitals within 25 miles of Boston.

Lowest published price$612
Typical price (median)$4,330
Highest published price$7,649
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Lowest prices near Boston

  • Boston Medical Center

    Boston · 1.6 mi

    $612

    cash

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear

    0.5 mi

    $2,324

    cash

  • Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital

    Boston · 4.1 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $4,330

    cash

  • Newton Wellesley Hospital

    10.2 mi

    $4,330

    cash

  • Salem Hospital

    13.6 mi

    $4,330

    cash

  • Framingham Union Hospital

    Framingham · 19.9 mi

    $7,170

    insured avg

  • Leonard Morse Hospital

    Natick · 16.0 mi

    $7,649

    insured avg

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 66984.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices