CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Saint Vincent Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$825

about 0.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $729–$1,446

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$874

About the fair price

about $49 over the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $825 This hospital $874 Cash price $269 Hospital's list price $1,494

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $672 Priciest $874

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $825 (about 0.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Saint Vincent Hospital charges insurers about $874, or about $269 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Erie, PA.

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	$874 - $67,023	37%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$679 - $3,911	29%
Aetnamajor	$663 - $5,052	28%
Cignamajor	$851 - $5,295	36%
Humanamajor	$2,630	112%
AmeriHealth	$633 - $2,729	27%
Geisinger	$874 - $2,646	37%
Medical Mutual	$5,295	225%
Molina	$2,705	115%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$55 - $3,471

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 269), 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 Saint Vincent Hospital 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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