Cataract Surgery (per eye) cost by state
Estimated cataract surgery (per eye) cost across US states, compared with about $1,100 in India. US figures are modeled estimates — the national average ($5,000) adjusted by each state's relative healthcare-cost level. See our methodology for how these are calculated.
| State | US cost (est.) | India | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $4,500 | $1,100 | $3,400 |
| Alaska | $6,400 | $1,100 | $5,300 |
| Arizona | $5,000 | $1,100 | $3,900 |
| Arkansas | $4,400 | $1,100 | $3,300 |
| California | $6,500 | $1,100 | $5,400 |
| Colorado | $5,400 | $1,100 | $4,300 |
| Connecticut | $6,100 | $1,100 | $5,000 |
| Delaware | $5,250 | $1,100 | $4,150 |
| Florida | $5,100 | $1,100 | $4,000 |
| Georgia | $4,800 | $1,100 | $3,700 |
| Hawaii | $6,600 | $1,100 | $5,500 |
| Idaho | $4,750 | $1,100 | $3,650 |
| Illinois | $5,300 | $1,100 | $4,200 |
| Indiana | $4,750 | $1,100 | $3,650 |
| Iowa | $4,650 | $1,100 | $3,550 |
| Kansas | $4,600 | $1,100 | $3,500 |
| Kentucky | $4,500 | $1,100 | $3,400 |
| Louisiana | $4,650 | $1,100 | $3,550 |
| Maine | $5,300 | $1,100 | $4,200 |
| Maryland | $5,900 | $1,100 | $4,800 |
| Massachusetts | $6,400 | $1,100 | $5,300 |
| Michigan | $4,900 | $1,100 | $3,800 |
| Minnesota | $5,300 | $1,100 | $4,200 |
| Mississippi | $4,300 | $1,100 | $3,200 |
| Missouri | $4,600 | $1,100 | $3,500 |
| Montana | $4,900 | $1,100 | $3,800 |
| Nebraska | $4,700 | $1,100 | $3,600 |
| Nevada | $5,100 | $1,100 | $4,000 |
| New Hampshire | $5,600 | $1,100 | $4,500 |
| New Jersey | $6,100 | $1,100 | $5,000 |
| New Mexico | $4,700 | $1,100 | $3,600 |
| New York | $6,500 | $1,100 | $5,400 |
| North Carolina | $4,800 | $1,100 | $3,700 |
| North Dakota | $4,850 | $1,100 | $3,750 |
| Ohio | $4,800 | $1,100 | $3,700 |
| Oklahoma | $4,450 | $1,100 | $3,350 |
| Oregon | $5,500 | $1,100 | $4,400 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,200 | $1,100 | $4,100 |
| Rhode Island | $5,700 | $1,100 | $4,600 |
| South Carolina | $4,750 | $1,100 | $3,650 |
| South Dakota | $4,750 | $1,100 | $3,650 |
| Tennessee | $4,600 | $1,100 | $3,500 |
| Texas | $5,000 | $1,100 | $3,900 |
| Utah | $5,000 | $1,100 | $3,900 |
| Vermont | $5,600 | $1,100 | $4,500 |
| Virginia | $5,300 | $1,100 | $4,200 |
| Washington | $5,900 | $1,100 | $4,800 |
| Washington, D.C. | $6,700 | $1,100 | $5,600 |
| West Virginia | $4,500 | $1,100 | $3,400 |
| Wisconsin | $5,000 | $1,100 | $3,900 |
| Wyoming | $4,900 | $1,100 | $3,800 |