CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,628

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,396–$4,690

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,407

About the fair price

about $221 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,628 This hospital $2,407

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 5 other NM hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $2,137 Priciest $13,999

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 NM hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,628 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $2,407 — about the fair price. Located in Santa Fe, NM.

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	$1,637 - $2,407	69%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,637 - $10,281	69%
Aetnamajor	$2,407	102%
Cignamajor	$2,479	105%
Humanamajor	$2,407	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,814	204%
Amerigroup	$2,768	117%
Devoted Health	$2,527	107%
Molina	$1,801 - $2,527	76%
Presbyterian	$1,637 - $9,564	69%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$2,407

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center 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 Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other NM hospitals

UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $2,137
Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $2,640
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $3,998
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems · Taos $4,908
Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $13,999

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