CMS Price Transparency Data
Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: Highlands Medical Center
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$2,157
about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,916–$2,157
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,157 Cash price $1,519 Hospital's list price $2,170
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $2,184 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,228 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $2,184 - $5,862 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $2,184 | 93% |
| Devoted Health | $2,250 | 95% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $2,184 - $12,120 |
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Other Procedures at Highlands Medical Center
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other AL hospitals
- USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital · Mobile $486
- The East Alabama Healthcare Authority · Opelika $719
- Whitfield Regional Hospital · Demopolis $1,989
- Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $1,989
- J Paul Jones Hospital · Camden $1,989
- Fayette Medical Center · Fayette $2,077
- North Alabama Medical Center · Florence $2,112
- Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System · Bessemer $2,153
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.