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Procedure price report · Lens and cataract procedures

Removal of an implant from the front of the eye

CPT 65920the billing code this page is about

Surgery to take out implanted material, such as an artificial lens, from the front segment of the eye.

Hospitals typically charge $2,607 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 351 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,728. Most fall between $1,274 and $5,036 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
351
States
45
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 351 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,117$1,361$2,607$4,298$7,330

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.6× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,117 vs $7,330).

How the prices are spread

$743 – $948: 17 hospitals$743$948 – $1,209: 8 hospitals$1,209 – $1,541: 74 hospitals$1,209$1,541 – $1,966: 35 hospitals$1,966 – $2,507: 18 hospitals$1,966$2,507 – $3,197: 49 hospitals$3,197 – $4,078: 28 hospitals$3,197$4,078 – $5,201: 45 hospitals$5,201 – $6,633: 17 hospitals$5,201$6,633 – $8,460: 28 hospitals$6,633median $2,607price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (319 of 351 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$743$94817
$948$1,2098
$1,209$1,54174
$1,541$1,96635
$1,966$2,50718
$2,507$3,19749
$3,197$4,07828
$4,078$5,20145
$5,201$6,63317
$6,633$8,46028

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,358
Median cash price$2,607
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.11×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,607.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,729 across 14 hospitalsIL$1,729Wisconsin: median $3,368 across 15 hospitalsWI$3,368Michigan: median $1,399 across 20 hospitalsMI$1,399New York: median $2,699 across 28 hospitalsNY$2,699Massachusetts: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,961 across 15 hospitalsIA$1,961Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOHPennsylvania: median $586 across 18 hospitalsPA$586New Jersey: median $3,786 across 25 hospitalsNJ$3,786Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $7,330 across 39 hospitalsCA$7,330Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $787 across 10 hospitalsWV$787Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,282 across 12 hospitalsOK$1,282Louisiana: median $2,294 across 11 hospitalsLA$2,294Mississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceALGeorgia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,188 across 22 hospitalsTX$4,188Florida: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,607. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA39$7,330+181%$1,243 – $7,330
Texas TX22$4,188+61%$3,178 – $4,188
New Jersey NJ25$3,786+45%$2,524 – $5,419
Wisconsin WI15$3,368+29%$3,368 – $5,036
New York NY28$2,699+4%$1,593 – $2,881
Louisiana LA11$2,294−12%$1,806 – $4,574
Iowa IA15$1,961−25%$1,961 – $1,961
Illinois IL14$1,729−34%$1,222 – $4,078
Michigan MI20$1,399−46%$1,399 – $3,173
Oklahoma OK12$1,282−51%$1,282 – $1,282
West Virginia WV10$787−70%$743 – $2,078
Pennsylvania PA18$586−78%$478 – $4,665
Ohio OH9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,607.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care301$2,699$1,282 – $5,087
Children’s8fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access41$1,476$935 – $4,188
Ownership
For-profit37$3,136$1,222 – $5,087
Government47$2,621$1,476 – $3,872
Non-profit266$2,524$1,259 – $5,036
System affiliation
Part of a system284$2,699$1,259 – $5,036
Independent67$2,472$1,334 – $4,572

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,492
Median cash price$2,607
Cash as a share of list, median hospital56%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 44%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

195 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,961 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,517; most fall between $1,243 and $5,036.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 195 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,202$1,282$1,961$4,500$7,330

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.1× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,202 vs $7,330).

Of the 204 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 195 gave a usable cash price; 8 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 1 a list price only.

How complete is this

351 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 379 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted351
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here23
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded2
Hospitals that filed this code379

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Lens and cataract procedures family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Remvl,Implant Material,Ant Segment,Eye.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of an implant from the front of the eye (CPT 65920) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-65920-removal-of-an-implant-from-the-front-of-the-eye