CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Mercy Hospital Berryville

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,368

about 0.6× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $623–$3,324

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,546

About the fair price

about $178 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $1,368 This hospital $1,546 Cash price $4,953 Hospital's list price $7,620

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 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.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $1,368 (about 0.6× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Berryville charges insurers about $1,546, or about $4,953 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Berryville, AR.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,944	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,944 - $3,009	82%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$363 - $1,546

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 4,953), 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 Berryville 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 Berryville

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other AR hospitals

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