Cataract Surgery Cost in Oklahoma (2026)
Below-average pricing · Regional price parity: 92.8 · OK
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why cataract surgery costs what it does in Oklahoma.
Regional Price Parity
Oklahoma's cost-of-living index sits at 92.8 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
42 facilities perform this procedure in Oklahoma — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -7.2% below the national average ($5,000), Oklahoma is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Cataract Surgery in Oklahoma: What to Know
Oklahoma offers comprehensive cataract surgery options. The Dean McGee Eye Institute, part of OU Health, is Oklahoma's largest eye care practice, serving all 77 counties with over 210,000 patient visits annually. You can find innovative techniques like laser cataract surgery for enhanced accuracy and ORA-guided surgery for optimized lens placement. Facilities like the Cataract Institute of Oklahoma in Edmond are accredited ASCs. Some clinics, like Oklahoma Eye Institute, even offer in-office cataract surgery for convenience.
To potentially save on costs, consider ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) like the Cataract Institute of Oklahoma, which often have lower overhead than hospitals. The Choctaw Nation also provides services by referral to eligible tribal members. For those near state lines, compare prices with providers in neighboring states like Arkansas, which may offer different cost structures. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Oklahoma
You'll pay a bit less for cataract surgery in Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma all-in range
Financing Options
Many Oklahoma clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $4,640 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 Oklahoma's regional price parity (92.8). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Oklahoma
Below are the top facilities performing cataract surgery in Oklahoma, ranked by volume. Rates shown are negotiated amounts from CMS Medicare data.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Summit Medical Center, Llc | Edmond | $1,932 | $1,534 | 757 |
| Stillwater Medical Center | Stillwater | $2,058 | $1,633 | 713 |
| Summit Medical Center, Llc | Edmond | $3,558 | $2,822 | 522 |
| Purcell Municipal Hospital | Purcell | $1,928 | $1,531 | 359 |
| Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee | $1,902 | $1,504 | 319 |
| Surgery Center Of Enid, Inc | Enid | $1,932 | $1,536 | 318 |
| Physicians Surgical Center | Moore | $1,950 | $1,549 | 262 |
| Onecore Health | Oklahoma City | $1,944 | $1,546 | 258 |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital | Tulsa | $3,500 | $2,781 | 249 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | Tulsa | $1,853 | $1,468 | 224 |
Cataract Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Cataract Surgery pricing varies across the region. Here's how Oklahoma stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for Oklahoma Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Oklahoma.
Compare Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma
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 Oklahoma'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.