CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,128

about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,443–$2,128

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,073

About the fair price

about $55 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,128 This hospital $2,073 Cash price $3,524 Hospital's list price $5,035

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $562 Priciest $2,073

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,128 (about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate). University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics charges insurers about $2,073, or about $3,524 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Iowa City, IA.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$489 - $7,682	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$443 - $3,135	19%
Aetnamajor	$434 - $10,032	18%
Humanamajor	$2,210	94%
HealthPartners	$443 - $5,551	19%
Molina	$434 - $2,612	18%
Oscar Health	$2,229 - $4,115	95%
Sanford Health Plan	$3,007 - $5,551	128%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$434 - $5,878

Excludes 5 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 3,524), 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 University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics 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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