CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$2,240
about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,534–$2,590
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$2,383
About the fair price
about $143 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,240 This hospital $2,383 Cash price $3,109 Hospital's list price $11,265

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $621 Priciest $4,187

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,240 (about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $2,383, or about $3,109 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Keene, NH.

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 $390 - $8,550 17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $390 - $8,949 17%
Aetnamajor $381 - $7,705 16%
Cignamajor $390 - $5,576 17%
Ambetter (Centene) $390 - $2,119 17%
AmeriHealth $526 - $1,379 22%
Harvard Pilgrim $2,128 - $5,122 90%
MVP Health Care $390 - $5,576 17%
Tufts Health Plan $1,981 - $7,190 84%
WellCare $390 - $2,383 17%
WellSense $390 - $2,550 17%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $390 - $11,265
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 580 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals