Lincoln Hospital

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Cataract surgery

Quality: not rated by CMSEarliest available date: call (509) 725-7101

What you may pay

With insurance from an employer or private plan: $3,214 to $3,920Depends on your plan. Each plan’s price at this hospital:
MOLINA EXCHANGE-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,214 Lower than typical
FOCUS HEALTHCARE MGMT - ALL PLANS $3,233 Lower than typical
PHYSICIAN HOSP COMM ORG-ALL PLANS $3,839 Lower than typical
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS $3,920 Lower than typical
The 2 lowest and 2 highest of 10 plans. Find yours in the table below.Typical at 35 hospitals we cover: $6,164 to $7,385 (each hospital’s middle plan price, hospital’s fee). Don’t see your plan? Ask your insurer for its rate here.
Paying yourself (cash price): $3,637Too few hospitals list this price to compare.

These are prices the hospital published, not a quote. With insurance you usually pay part of the rate (your deductible and coinsurance); the estimator on the procedure page works it out. A higher price does not mean better care.

Doctors usually bill separately. At most hospitals these are the hospital’s own charges. The surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist or pathologist usually sends a separate bill: ask each of them for an estimate too.

Source: Lincoln Hospital’s own price file, dated 2026-09-14. CareNavIQ last refreshed prices on 2026-11-09.

Next step: ask the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate for this procedure (phone number above).

26 published prices, grouped by who each price applies to.

Cash price 1 price

The hospital's discounted price for patients paying without insurance.

Cash price prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
$3,637	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	—	Outpatient	2026-09-14

List price (before discounts) 1 price

The hospital's full chargemaster price. Few patients pay this amount.

List price (before discounts) prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
$4,041	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	—	Outpatient	2026-09-14

Commercial insurance 10 prices

Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Commercial insurance prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
AETNA COMMERCIAL-ALL OTHER PLANS	AETNA COMMERCIAL-ALL OTHER PLANS	$3,839	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS	FIRST CHOICE HEALTH- ALL PLANS	$3,920	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY-ALL PLANS	FIRST HEALTH COVENTRY-ALL PLANS	$3,597	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
FOCUS HEALTHCARE MGMT - ALL PLANS	FOCUS HEALTHCARE MGMT - ALL PLANS	$3,233	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS	HEALTH MANAGEMENT NETWORK-ALL PLANS	$3,637	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
MOLINA EXCHANGE-ALL OTHER PLANS	MOLINA EXCHANGE-ALL OTHER PLANS	$3,214	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS	MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS	$3,839	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
PHYSICIAN HOSP COMM ORG-ALL PLANS	PHYSICIAN HOSP COMM ORG-ALL PLANS	$3,839	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS	THREE RIVERS-ALL PLANS	$3,637	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
UNIFORM MEDICAL PLAN-ALL PLANS	UNIFORM MEDICAL PLAN-ALL PLANS	$3,556	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14

Medicare Advantage 2 prices

Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Medicare Advantage prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
AETNA MCR ADV	AETNA MCR ADV	$2,263	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
UHC MCR ADV	UHC MCR ADV	$2,263	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14

Medicaid managed care 4 prices

Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Medicaid managed care prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
AMBETTER MCAID - ALL PLANS	AMBETTER MCAID - ALL PLANS	$1,892	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS	AMERIGROUP MCAID - ALL PLANS	$2,005	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
MOLINA HLTHY OPTIONS	MOLINA HLTHY OPTIONS	$1,892	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
UHC HEALTHY OPTIONS	UHC HEALTHY OPTIONS	$1,892	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14

Other government program 4 prices

TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

Other government program prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
INDIAN HLTH SERVICES - ALL PLANS	INDIAN HLTH SERVICES - ALL PLANS	$2,263	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
LABOR & INDUSTRIES - ALL PLANS	LABOR & INDUSTRIES - ALL PLANS	$977	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-09-14
TRICARE HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS	TRICARE HEALTHNET - ALL PLANS	$2,263	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
VA CCN - ALL PLANS	VA CCN - ALL PLANS	$2,263	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14

Unknown 4 prices

The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

Unknown prices for Cataract surgery at Lincoln Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
ASURIS NW HEALTH-ALL PLANS	ASURIS NW HEALTH-ALL PLANS	$3,718	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
CIGNA - ALL PLANS	CIGNA - ALL PLANS	$3,084	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
PREMERA BLUE CROSS-ALL PLANS	PREMERA BLUE CROSS-ALL PLANS	$3,556	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14
UHC-ALL OTHER PLANS	UHC-ALL OTHER PLANS	$3,556	Hospital’s fee	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-09-14

Doctors here who do this procedure

No doctor affiliated with Lincoln Hospital billed Traditional Medicare for this often enough for CMS to publish it (11 or more patients a year). That doesn’t mean no one here does it. See all doctors and practices for this procedure.

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