CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$671

about 0.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $533–$1,620

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$521

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $150 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $671 This hospital $521

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $521 Priciest $521

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $671 (about 0.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health charges insurers about $521 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charlotte, NC.

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	$515 - $2,402	22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$496	21%
Aetnamajor	$513 - $2,361	22%
Cignamajor	$496 - $2,395	21%
Humanamajor	$506 - $2,326	21%
AmeriHealth	$521	22%
Molina	$3,141	133%
WellCare	$521	22%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$516 - $2,851

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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health 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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other NC hospitals

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