Cataract surgery cost in Texas

Prices at 138 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,749 — 21% above the US median ($3,102), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX $1,154 $4,286 14.8%
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital Houston, TX $1,343 $2,490 14.4%
Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant, TX $1,470 $765 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.2%
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX $1,546 $2,087 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.0%
Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX $1,612 $5,646 90 min 14.6%
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las Colinas Irving, TX $1,676 $5,646 71 min 14.9%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $1,888 $2,331 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $1,894 $5,646 107 min 14.2%
Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho Andrews, TX $2,138 $2,236 104 min 15.0%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $2,306 $2,342 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $2,378 $850 14.4%
St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $2,776 $3,473 ★ 3/5 147 min 14.6%
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $2,828 $1,538 ★ 4/5 314 min 15.9%
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherma Sherman, TX $3,102 $4,296 ★ 3/5 120 min 14.9%
Mitchell County Hospital District Colorado City, TX $3,749 $4,168 47 min 14.8%
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX $4,614 $2,220 ★ 2/5 183 min 16.0%
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital Kenedy, TX $4,769 $3,400
Coryell Memorial Hospital Gatesville, TX $4,857 $6,927 132 min 15.3%
Clay County Memorial Hospital Henrietta, TX $4,932 $1,683 14.9%
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX $4,992 $2,321 ★ 3/5 220 min 15.6%
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $5,612 $2,307 ★ 2/5 168 min 15.4%
Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX $6,133 $2,513 121 min 15.2%
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $6,558 $8,244 125 min 15.1%
Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital Webster, TX $6,659 $6,098 159 min 13.8%
Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio San Antonio, TX $7,067 $1,921 14.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$6,435
Cash / self-pay
$3,749
Insurer-negotiated
$2,467
Medicare pays
$547
$1,470$7,382
Median cash $3,749  ·  Medicare $547  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,749 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($547). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,093).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,435 list price could save about $2,686 (42%).

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