How much does one cataract operation cost?
The total fee for one eye including VAT, hospital, medications, lens implant, surgeon, and anaethetist is approximately R14500. This is medical aid rates and is fully covered by most medical aids. Note that this is for routine surgery with no complications. This does not cover further costs (such as additional surgery) that may be incurred in the unlikely event that complications arise. These extra costs will also be covered by medical aid. If you are not on a medical aid, arrangements can be made for these extra operations to be done at a state hospital at no charge. Please note that some medical aids do not cover the entire bill in which case you will have to pay in the difference. For example, some schemes do not cover the cost of the lens implant (approx R1400), some refuse to pay for the medication (approx R600), and some refuse to cover the viscoelastic material used during the operation (approx R1 600). If you are not on a medical aid and can not afford the surgery then discuss
