CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$646
about 0.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $486–$1,805
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$624
About the fair price
about $22 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $646 This hospital $624

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $495 Priciest $787

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $646 (about 0.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $624 — about the fair price. Located in Charlevoix, MI.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $344 - $1,629 15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $157 - $1,629 7%
Aetnamajor $447 19%
Cignamajor $941 40%
Meridian $344 - $1,629 15%
Molina $447 19%
Priority Health $344 - $1,629 15%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $344 - $3,465
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 14700 Lakeshore Drive, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals