LASIK at CCRS is $4,000 for both eyes, all-inclusive. That covers the surgeon-led evaluation, the procedure, every medication, all post-operative visits and any future enhancement. No upgrade tiers, no hidden fees, and a price match guarantee.
Across the United States, LASIK typically runs $2,000 to $3,500 per eye — roughly $4,000 to $7,000 for both. In Los Angeles, advertised prices range from about $1,500 to $4,000 per eye, but the low end almost always applies only to the mildest prescriptions and excludes the technology most patients actually need.
At CCRS the price is $4,000 for both eyes and it does not change based on your prescription. Everything is included.
All prices are complete both-eyes packages. Nothing below is a starting rate that climbs at the consultation.
Topography-guided Contoura® LASIK is available as an upgrade for patients whose corneal maps show irregularity — quoted at your consultation. Refractive cataract surgery is also quoted individually, since lens selection varies. Looking specifically for lens pricing? See our EVO ICL cost guide.
A $1,500-per-eye advertisement and a $2,500-per-eye advertisement are frequently the same procedure at the same quality — the difference is what the first one leaves out. Four things drive real price differences:
1. Technology generation. Older excimer platforms cost less to run. CCRS uses the sixth-generation ALCON WaveLight® EX500 and the ZEISS VisuMax®, with 100% blade-free flap creation on every case — not as an upsell.
2. Whether diagnostics are included. Corneal topography, thickness mapping and visual function analysis are what determine whether LASIK is safe for you at all. Practices that treat these as add-ons are pricing the consultation, not the care.
3. Who performs the surgery. At CCRS, Dr. Lee conducts every exam and every surgery himself. High-volume discount centers rotate surgeons, and you often do not know who is operating until the day.
4. What happens if you need more. Enhancements are included at CCRS with no time limit. Elsewhere they are often billed separately or restricted to a window of a year or two.
Many Los Angeles practices advertise low teaser rates that climb once wavefront or topography-guided upgrades are added. CCRS has no hidden fees and backs its pricing with a price match guarantee — find a comparable all-inclusive quote in Los Angeles and we will match it. For more detail, see why there is a price difference among LASIK centers.
0% interest financing through CareCredit — a $4,000 package works out to $66.67 a month over 60 months. That is less than most people spend on coffee.
Most health insurance plans do not cover LASIK because it is elective. But you have several ways to reduce the real cost:
Contact lenses and glasses are a recurring cost that never ends. A conservative estimate for a contact lens wearer — lenses, solution, annual exams and a backup pair of glasses — is $400 to $700 a year. Over a decade that is $4,000 to $7,000, and over thirty years it is well past $15,000.
LASIK at CCRS is $4,000 once. Starting at $4,000 both eyes all-inclusive, LASIK in Los Angeles at CCRS often costs less than a decade of contact lenses — and the comparison keeps improving every year afterwards.
Two honest caveats. LASIK does not prevent presbyopia: if you are in your mid-40s or older you will likely still need reading glasses eventually, and refractive lens exchange may be the better long-term value. And a small percentage of patients need an enhancement — which is why ours is included rather than billed later.
Custom bladeless LASIK on the ALCON WaveLight® EX500 and ZEISS VisuMax®. Nationally LASIK averages $2,000–$3,500 per eye; in Los Angeles advertised rates run $1,500–$4,000 per eye. Our $4,000 both-eyes package includes everything, at any prescription strength. About LASIK →
Flap-free correction through a small incision, priced identically to LASIK. Nationally SMILE typically costs $2,000–$3,000 per eye. Often the better choice for dry-eye-prone patients and contact-sport athletes. About SMILE →
Surface reshaping with no flap at all. PRK nationally runs $1,800–$3,000 per eye. Recovery takes several days rather than hours, but nothing can ever displace a flap that was never created — the standard recommendation for boxers, martial artists and military candidates. About PRK →
An implantable collamer lens placed inside the eye. EVO ICL costs more than laser surgery because the lens itself is a manufactured medical device, custom-sized to your eye. Nationally EVO ICL runs $3,000–$5,000 per eye. It is the safest option for very high prescriptions and thin corneas, and it is removable. Full EVO ICL cost guide →
The natural lens is replaced with a premium intraocular lens, correcting distance and reading vision together. Pricing varies with lens selection. Nationally RLE runs $4,000–$6,000 per eye. For patients 45+, this often delivers better long-term value than LASIK because it also removes any future cataract. About lens exchange →
Dr. Paul C. Lee is a board-certified refractive surgeon with more than 25 years of experience and over 50,000 procedures performed. He is fellowship-trained in cornea at Tulane, was named to Newsweek’s America’s Best Eye Doctors in 2023, and has been a Castle Connolly Top Doctor since 2019. He conducts every exam and every surgery himself.
Over 98% of CCRS LASIK patients reach 20/20 or better. When LASIK is not the safest option for a patient, we recommend a better-suited procedure instead — which is a large part of why those outcomes hold up.
At CCRS, LASIK is $4,000 for both eyes, all-inclusive. Across Los Angeles, advertised prices range from roughly $1,500 to $4,000 per eye, but low advertised rates typically apply only to mild prescriptions and exclude wavefront or topography-guided treatment, bladeless flap creation, medications, later follow-up visits and enhancements. CCRS includes all of those at one price and offers a price match guarantee.
In the United States LASIK typically costs $2,000 to $3,500 per eye, or about $4,000 to $7,000 for both eyes, depending on technology, geography and what the quoted price includes. CCRS is $4,000 for both eyes all-inclusive, which sits at the lower end of the national range for fully bladeless, custom treatment.
The cost reflects the laser platforms themselves, which are multi-million-dollar systems with per-procedure licensing fees, plus the diagnostic technology required to determine candidacy, surgeon time across the evaluation and every follow-up, and the medications. A meaningful portion of any honest LASIK price is the care around the 15 minutes of surgery, not the surgery itself.
Most health insurance plans do not cover LASIK because it is considered elective. However LASIK is an eligible FSA and HSA expense, so you can pay with pre-tax dollars, and many vision plans provide member discounts on refractive surgery. CCRS also offers monthly financing including zero-interest options through CareCredit.
Yes. CCRS offers 0% interest financing through CareCredit. A $4,000 both-eyes package is $66.67 a month over 60 months, which works out to about $2.19 a day. FSA and HSA funds are also accepted.
Over time, usually yes. A contact lens wearer spends roughly $400 to $700 a year on lenses, solution, exams and backup glasses. Over ten years that is $4,000 to $7,000, and it never stops. LASIK at CCRS is $4,000 once, so it often costs less than a decade of contact lenses.
Yes. Find a comparable all-inclusive LASIK quote in Los Angeles — same technology, same inclusions — and we will match it. The comparison has to be like for like, because most advertised prices exclude items that are standard in our package.
EVO ICL at CCRS starts at $6,000 for both eyes. It costs more than laser vision correction because the implantable collamer lens is a manufactured medical device custom-sized to your eye. Nationally EVO ICL runs $3,000 to $5,000 per eye. See our EVO ICL cost guide for detail.
Advanced corneal imaging, a personalized recommendation across every procedure, and a firm all-inclusive quote — reviewed by Dr. Lee. No cost, no obligation.
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