Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $2,270 (about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center Acute charges insurers about $2,094, or about $5,686 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Orleans, 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
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 - $8,806 | 38% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,094 - $7,904 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $915 | 39% |
| Cignamajor | $12,644 | 536% |
| Humanamajor | $888 - $2,094 | 38% |
| AmeriHealth | $915 | 39% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $906 - $3,709 |
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Other Procedures at Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other LA hospitals
- Childrens Hospital · New Orleans $558
- Byrd Regional Hospital · Leesville $864
- Ochsner St Martin Hospital · Breaux Bridge $864
- Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital · Kaplan $864
- Minden Medical Center · Minden $888
- Christus Coushatta Health Care Center · Coushatta $907
- Avoyelles Hospital · Marksville $948
- Oakdale Community Hospital · Oakdale $981
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.