Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $959 (about 0.4× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $1,037 — about the fair price. Located in Portland, ME.
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 | $519 - $2,207 | 22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $524 - $10,026 | 22% |
| Aetnamajor | $520 - $2,207 | 22% |
| Humanamajor | $597 - $2,207 | 25% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,037 | 44% |
| WellCare | $597 - $2,274 | 25% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,093 - $1,094 |
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Other Procedures at Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other ME hospitals
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $963
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $963
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $1,001
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $1,037
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $1,037
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $2,282
- Northern Maine Medical Center · Fort Kent $2,444
- St Mary's Regional Medical Center · Lewiston $9,125
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.