CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc.

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,080

about 0.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $533–$3,761

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$730

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $350 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $1,080 This hospital $730

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 FL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $524 Priciest $1,165

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $1,080 (about 0.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate). H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. charges insurers about $730 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tampa, FL.

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	$438 - $9,618	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$521 - $838	22%
Aetnamajor	$416 - $1,527	18%
Cignamajor	$643 - $1,379	27%
Humanamajor	$371 - $801	16%
AvMed	$519 - $1,112	22%
Devoted Health	$371 - $794	16%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$389 - $1,191

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, 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 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc. 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 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital, Inc.

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