Cataract Surgery Cost in Kansas (2026)
Slightly below the national average · RPP 94.8 · KS
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why cataract surgery costs what it does in Kansas.
Regional Price Parity
Kansas's cost-of-living index sits at 94.8 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
30 facilities perform this procedure in Kansas — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -5.2% below the national average ($5,000), Kansas is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Cataract Surgery in Kansas: What to Know
Kansas offers competitive options for cataract surgery. The University of Kansas Health System's Eye Center in Prairie Village has performed thousands of procedures. For advanced, blade-free laser treatment, Wichita Vision Institute provides LenSx eye surgery. Deer Creek Surgery Center in Overland Park is a recognized center of excellence, offering modern lens implants and glaucoma treatments. Many patients also travel to FACE Leawood in Kansas City for their procedures, which assists with travel arrangements.
To potentially save on costs, consider an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) over an outpatient hospital, as ASCs typically offer significant savings. Frank Eye Center in Ottawa utilizes state-of-the-art technology, including the Verion Image Guiding System. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Kansas
You'll pay a bit less for cataract surgery in Kansas compared to the national average. Here's how costs are distributed.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Kansas all-in range
Financing Options
Many Kansas clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $4,740 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Cost estimates are adjusted for regional pricing. See how we calculate state-level costs →
Ranges adjusted for Kansas's regional price parity (94.8). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Kansas
Below are the top facilities performing cataract surgery in Kansas, ranked by volume. Rates shown are negotiated amounts from CMS Medicare data.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Salina Surgical Hospital | Salina | $1,878 | $1,493 | 633 |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital Llc | Manhattan | $1,911 | $1,513 | 479 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City | $924 | $731 | 417 |
| Saint John Hospital | Leavenworth | $1,970 | $1,561 | 352 |
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa | $2,128 | $1,692 | 333 |
| Wesley Medical Center | Wichita | $3,521 | $2,798 | 279 |
| University Of Ks Hlth System Great Bend Campus | Great Bend | $1,994 | $1,581 | 271 |
| Hays Medical Center | Hays | $2,038 | $1,618 | 242 |
| Lmh | Lawrence | $2,107 | $1,671 | 188 |
| Labette Health | Parsons | $2,005 | $1,594 | 173 |
Cataract Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Cataract Surgery pricing varies across the region. Here's how Kansas stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for Kansas Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Kansas.
Compare Kansas with any other state
See national pricing, all 50 state comparisons, and detailed cost factors in the main cataract surgery cost guide.
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How we calculate cataract surgery costs in Kansas
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Kansas's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.