CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: University of Kansas Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,646

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,468–$5,150

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,681

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $965 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,646 This hospital $1,681 Cash price $2,282 Hospital's list price $11,408

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $479 Priciest $2,074

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,646 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). University of Kansas Hospital charges insurers about $1,681, or about $2,282 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Kansas City, KS.

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	$755 - $1,379	32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$755 - $888	32%
Aetnamajor	$862	37%
Humanamajor	$862 - $2,155	37%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,465	62%
Devoted Health	$862	37%
Oscar Health	$1,034	44%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$862 - $3,842

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 2,282), 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 Kansas 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.

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Other Procedures at University of Kansas Hospital

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