CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,536

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,226–$3,790

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,809

About the fair price

about $273 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,536 This hospital $2,809

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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 $2,809

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 $2,536 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $2,809 — about the fair price. Located in West Islip, NY.

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	$2,456 - $5,525	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,645 - $4,122	112%
Aetnamajor	$2,699 - $5,576	114%
Cignamajor	$3,775	160%
Humanamajor	$2,753	117%
AmeriHealth	$4,845	205%
Cigna HealthSpring	$2,699	114%
Fidelis Care	$2,456 - $5,525	104%
Independent Health	$2,456 - $2,699	104%
MVP Health Care	$2,456 - $3,775	104%
WellCare	$2,969	126%
+ 31 smaller / regional plans	$1,095 - $6,073

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 Good Samaritan Hospital 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 Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center

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