CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,052

about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,326–$2,205

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,073

About the fair price

about $21 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,052 This hospital $2,073 Cash price $2,522 Hospital's list price $9,700

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $558 Priciest $2,073

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,052 (about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $2,073, or about $2,522 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lafayette, LA.

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	$888 - $4,080	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,073 - $3,443	88%
Aetnamajor	$888 - $2,073	38%
Cignamajor	$3,807	161%
Humanamajor	$888	38%
AmeriHealth	$888	38%
WellCare	$2,177	92%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$888 - $2,135

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 2,522), 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 Ochsner University 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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