CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$2,383
about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,333–$2,783
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$2,304
About the fair price
about $79 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,383 This hospital $2,304

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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 $2,304

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 $2,383 (about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus charges insurers about $2,304 — about the fair price. Located in Lehighton, PA.

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 $2,452 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $723 - $10,945 31%
Aetnamajor $2,316 98%
Humanamajor $2,361 100%
AmeriHealth $723 31%
Geisinger $711 - $2,316 30%
UPMC Health Plan $723 - $2,384 31%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $868

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 500 St Luke's Drive, Lehighton, PA 18235
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals