Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,858 (about 1.2× the $2,358 Medicare rate). UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals charges insurers about $2,847, or about $22,297 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Leominster, MA.
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
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 | $2,940 - $2,996 | 125% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,192 - $3,289 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,940 | 125% |
| Cignamajor | $2,800 - $10,363 | 119% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,725 - $2,940 | 73% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $2,800 - $4,763 | 119% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $294 - $2,996 |
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Other Procedures at UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other MA hospitals
- Metrowest Medical Center · Framingham $1,066
- St Vincent Hospital · Worcester $1,066
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $2,479
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $2,842
- Emerson Hospital - · W Concord $2,850
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $2,857
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $2,893
- New England Baptist Hospital · Boston $3,036
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.