CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Terre Haute Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,157

about 1.8× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,977–$9,393

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,972

Above the fair price

about $2,815 over the fair price · 3.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $4,157 This hospital $6,972

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $492 Priciest $6,972

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $4,157 (about 1.8× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Terre Haute Regional Hospital charges insurers about $6,972 — above the fair price. Located in Terre Haute, IN.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4,157. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$11,868	503%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,972 - $7,747	296%
CareSource	$1,129	48%
Molina	$1,627	69%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$1,107 - $1,140

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 Terre Haute Regional Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Terre Haute Regional Hospital

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