CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,190

about 0.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $668–$1,926

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$739

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $451 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $1,190 This hospital $739 Cash price $1,208 Hospital's list price $4,027

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other IL hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $483 Priciest $794

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $1,190 (about 0.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate). University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $739, or about $1,208 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chicago, IL.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$548 - $1,032	23%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$614 - $949	26%
Aetnamajor	$548 - $1,070	23%
Cignamajor	$880	37%
Health Net	$852	36%
HealthLink	$860	36%
HealthPartners	$892	38%
Meridian	$949	40%
Molina	$438 - $949	19%
WellCare	$575	24%
+ 31 smaller / regional plans	$548 - $3,217

Excludes 3 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 1,208), 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 Illinois Hospital and 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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Other Procedures at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

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