CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,550

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,098–$3,442

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,094

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $456 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,550 This hospital $2,094

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $1,068 Priciest $2,603

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,550 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock charges insurers about $2,094 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bay Saint Louis, MS.

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	$2,094 - $5,174	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,329 - $1,382	56%
Aetnamajor	$2,115	90%
Cignamajor	$2,094	89%
Humanamajor	$1,885 - $2,094	80%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,351	142%
WellCare	$2,094	89%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,199 - $5,863

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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, 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 Medical Center-Hancock 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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Other Procedures at Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other MS hospitals

S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $1,068
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $2,052
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven · Brookhaven $2,121
Neshoba County General Hospital · Philadelphia $2,131
Tippah County Hospital · Ripley $2,140
Magee General Hospital · Magee $2,220
Ochsner Rush Hospital · Meridian $2,236
Bolivar Medical Center · Cleveland $2,603

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.