CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,477

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,259–$2,827

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,277

About the fair price

about $200 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,477 This hospital $2,277

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $520 Priciest $2,277

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,477 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs charges insurers about $2,277 — about the fair price. Located in Hot Springs, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$2,233 - $2,330	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,168 - $2,233	92%
Aetnamajor	$2,277	97%
Cignamajor	$2,233 - $4,663	95%
Humanamajor	$2,168 - $2,726	92%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,277 - $4,105	97%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$824 - $10,607

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 66984.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 66984.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other AR hospitals

Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $520
Mercy Hospital Berryville · Berryville $1,546
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $2,086
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $2,182
St Vincent Medical Center/North · Sherwood $2,196
Mena Regional Health System · Mena $2,196
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $2,210
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $2,212

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.