CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,485

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,047–$3,337

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,281

About the fair price

about $204 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,485 This hospital $2,281 Cash price $1,825 Hospital's list price $2,281

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $554 Priciest $2,281

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,485 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $2,281, or about $1,825 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cortland, NY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$175 - $2,847	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$838 - $3,035	36%
Aetnamajor	$2,281 - $2,874	97%
Humanamajor	$2,281	97%
AmeriHealth	$376 - $2,281	16%
CDPHP	$2,281 - $2,699	97%
Fidelis Care	$2,281	97%
Geisinger	$790 - $2,281	34%
HealthPartners	$783 - $2,505	33%
MVP Health Care	$1,476 - $2,948	63%
UPMC Health Plan	$889 - $2,281	38%
WellCare	$2,281 - $2,948	97%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$943 - $3,035

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 (about 1,825), 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 Guthrie Cortland 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 Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

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