CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,743

about 1.2× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,265–$3,565

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,747

About the fair price

about $4 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,743 This hospital $2,747 Cash price $5,725 Hospital's list price $7,156

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,157 Priciest $8,545

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,743 (about 1.2× the $2,358 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $2,747, or about $5,725 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bend, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$2,747 - $6,613	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,022 - $7,731	128%
Aetnamajor	$2,747 - $6,225	117%
Cignamajor	$2,747 - $4,508	117%
Humanamajor	$2,747	117%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$2,143 - $6,197	91%
Devoted Health	$2,747	117%
Health Net	$2,747 - $6,726	117%
Providence Health Plan	$5,009 - $6,261	212%
UniCare	$2,747	117%
WellCare	$2,747	117%
+ 67 smaller / regional plans	$2,143 - $7,731

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

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (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 (about 5,725), 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 St Charles Medical Center - Bend 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 St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other OR hospitals

Bay Area Hospital · Coos Bay $1,157
Harney District Hospital · Burns $1,539
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center · Clackamas $1,968
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Westside · Hillsboro $1,968
Providence Medford Medical Center · Medford $3,187
Mercy Medical Center · Roseburg $3,613
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $4,925
Providence St Vincent Medical Center · Portland $8,545

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