Cataract surgery cost in Washington, DC

Standard cataract removal with lens implant, one eye. Prices below are average insured rates published by 6 hospitals within 25 miles of Washington.

Lowest published price$2,550
Typical price (median)$3,873
Highest published price$10,583
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Lowest prices near Washington

  • Tysons Emergency

    Vienna · 13.7 mi · Same price at 1 other location

    $2,550

    insured avg

  • Inova Alexandria Hospital

    Alexandria · 7.9 mi

    $3,870

    insured avg

  • Inova Fairfax Hospital

    Falls Church · 9.9 mi

    $3,872

    insured avg

  • Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

    20.2 mi

    $3,873

    insured avg

  • Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

    Alexandria · 10.1 mi

    $3,875

    insured avg

  • Dominion Hospital

    Falls Church · 7.9 mi

    $10,583

    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