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Cost of secondary cataract removal

The average cash price for secondary cataract removal care is $1,171 at a surgery center versus $1,484 at an outpatient hospital. While an outpatient hospital may offer more complimentary and support services for patients, you will save (21%) by taking care of your secondary cataract removal at surgery center. Read More

Average cash price in U.S.

A common secondary cataract removal at surgery center facility in U.S. includes

  Units Avg Cash price

Provider

Ophthalmologist visit provider fee

Returning visit Standard
1 $78

Provider fee to remove recurring cataract in lens capsule

Standard Standard
1 $474

Facility

Surgery center fee to remove recurring cataract in lens capsule

Standard Standard
1 $321

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist fee to be "put under" for procedure

Level 2 Standard
1 $134

Anesthesiologist time to be "put under" for procedure

Per minute Standard
82 $164
Total average cash price   $1,171.40

A common secondary cataract removal at outpatient hospital facility in U.S. includes

  Units Avg Cash price

Provider

Ophthalmologist visit provider fee

Returning visit Standard
1 $78

Provider fee to remove recurring cataract in lens capsule

Standard Standard
1 $474

Facility

Outpatient Hospital fee to remove recurring cataract in lens capsule

Standard Standard
1 $634

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist fee to be "put under" for procedure

Level 2 Standard
1 $134

Anesthesiologist time to be "put under" for procedure

Per minute Standard
82 $164
Total average cash price   $1,484.40

About the secondary cataract removal Average Cash Prices

This procedure is most commonly performed at either a surgery center or an outpatient hospital.

Surgery centers, also known as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), are independent, licensed medical facilities that are governed by distinct regulatory requirements compared with a hospital. Procedures performed at an ASCs are often less expensive than when they are performed at an outpatient hospital, but they typically offer fewer complimentary services, and may not have the full-range of support services that a hospital provides.

Outpatient facilities are outpatient departments or clinics that may be within or next to a hospital, but is owned and run by the affiliated hospital. These facilities can perform surgical treatments and procedures that do not require an overnight stay. Procedures performed at an outpatient hospital are often more expensive than when they are performed in an ambulatory surgery center, but outpatient hospitals may offer more complimentary and support services for patients because they are connected to the hospital system.

Cost of secondary cataract removal by state

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

Sidecar Health offers and administers a variety of plans including ACA compliant and excepted benefit plans. Coverage and plan options may vary or may not be available in all states.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure.You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed. Provider data, including price data, provided in part by Turquoise Health.

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