What it costs
Your lens, not your plan’s list. No bait pricing.
Insurance may cover the cataract surgery itself. What it never covers is the premium lens that decides your result, so that part is private-pay. Which means the lens we recommend is the one that’s right for your eye rather than the one on a coverage list, and the price we put in writing is the price you pay.
An investment, stated plainly
Premium vision correction is an investment, and we'll tell you the exact number at your consultation.
Depending on the procedure and the lens, premium vision correction is typically several thousand dollars per eye. That’s a real number, and we’d rather you hear it honestly than be lured in by a headline price that changes at the consultation.
What you’re investing in isn’t just a procedure, it’s years of not reaching for glasses, a lens chosen for your eye rather than a coverage list, and a surgical team that does this every day.
Because the procedure is private-pay, we can give you the exact price, not a range, once we’ve examined your eyes and you’ve chosen a lens. It goes in writing at your consultation. Where insurance is involved in part of your care, that portion depends on your plan’s benefits and deductible.
What your price includes
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The surgeon's fee
Your procedure, performed by a board-certified, premium-lens focused surgeon.
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The lens itself
The premium IOL you and your surgeon choose together, not the cheapest one a plan will cover.
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The surgical suite
The facility your procedure is performed in, quoted up front rather than billed to you afterward.
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Your post-operative care
The follow-up visits that confirm your result, built into the price, not billed later.
Covered vs. chosen
The difference isn't the surgery. It's the lens, and who decides.
The insurance-covered path
- A standard monofocal lens, chosen largely by what's covered
- Usually one focal distance, glasses for the rest
- Often little conversation about which lens goes in
- Lower out-of-pocket cost, narrower outcome
The private-pay path at Texas Vision
- A premium lens chosen for your eye and your life
- A working range across distance, computer, and reading
- Your own surgical team, in our in-office suites
- A higher investment, and a result built around you
Neither path is wrong. If the insurance-covered lens is the right call for you, we’ll tell you so. We’re built for patients who want the premium-lens decision made carefully.
Financing
A number you can plan around.
Many patients prefer to spread the investment over time rather than pay all at once. We work with CareCredit, the healthcare financing card, which offers special financing on procedures like LASIK and premium-lens surgery, so you can begin your procedure now and pay over time in monthly payments that fit your budget.
Subject to credit approval; minimum monthly payments required. We’ll walk through it at your consultation so you leave knowing your monthly number.
Pricing you can trust
- An exact number for private-pay procedures, not a range
- Put in writing before anything is scheduled
- No surprise add-ons or hidden facility fees
- Financing available for those who want it
- An honest answer if a procedure isn't right for you
Questions about cost
Insurance carriers limit which premium lenses they'll cover, which means the 'covered' lens often isn't the best one for your eye. Rather than let a coverage list narrow the choice, we treat the lens as your decision and are straight with you about what it costs. Insurance may still cover the cataract surgery itself.
Standard cataract surgery with a basic monofocal lens is typically covered by insurance. The premium-lens upgrade, the part that reduces your dependence on glasses, is an out-of-pocket investment. One thing worth knowing up front: for the private-pay portion we can tell you the exact price. For anything running through your insurance, what you owe depends on your plan's benefits and where you are in your deductible, so that part can't be quoted exactly until your benefits are verified.
Your written price covers the surgeon's fee, the lens itself, the surgical facility, and your post-operative care. You will know the full cost before anything is scheduled, not after.
Yes. For patients who'd rather spread the investment over time, financing options are available. We'll walk through them during your consultation so you know your monthly number before you decide.
At your consultation. Once we've examined your eyes and you've chosen a lens, we put the full price in writing before anything is scheduled. Because the procedure is private-pay, that's an exact number, not an estimate or a range. If part of your care goes through insurance, that portion depends on your plan and we'll tell you what we can once benefits are verified.
The price is part of the conversation, not a surprise at the end.
Book a consultation. We'll examine your eyes, walk through your lens options, and put the exact private-pay price in writing, before anything is scheduled.