CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,003

about 0.8× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,003–$2,628

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,086

About the fair price

about $83 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,003 This hospital $2,086 Cash price $2,973 Hospital's list price $4,574

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $2,003 (about 0.8× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Fort Smith charges insurers about $2,086, or about $2,973 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Smith, 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	$2,086 - $2,126	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$467 - $2,701	20%
Aetnamajor	$2,031 - $2,086	86%
Cignamajor	$2,192	93%
Humanamajor	$1,557 - $2,086	66%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,977	126%
Independent Health	$2,086	88%
+ 33 smaller / regional plans	$363 - $3,877

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 2,973), 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 Mercy Hospital Fort Smith 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 Mercy Hospital Fort Smith

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other AR hospitals

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