Cataract surgery cost in San Francisco, CA

Standard cataract removal with lens implant, one eye. Prices below are average insured rates published by 5 hospitals within 25 miles of San Francisco.

Lowest published price$967
Typical price (median)$1,761
Highest published price$6,146
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Lowest prices near San Francisco

  • Highland Hospital

    Oakland · 11.6 mi

    $967

    insured avg

  • San Leandro Hospital

    San Leandro · 16.9 mi

    $1,005

    insured avg

  • Alameda Hospital

    Alameda · 8.5 mi

    $1,761

    insured avg

  • UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital

    San Francisco · 1.2 mi

    $6,086

    insured avg

  • UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

    San Francisco · 1.2 mi

    $6,146

    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