Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $2,254 compared to the $2,251 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.00× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,251 (about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center charges insurers about $2,254, or about $2,145 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hilton Head Island, SC.
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
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 | $2,146 - $21,295 | 91% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,145 - $8,212 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,146 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $2,211 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $2,146 - $2,937 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $2,232 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $2,146 | 91% |
| Molina | $2,189 - $3,756 | 93% |
| SelectHealth | $2,254 - $4,808 | 96% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2,146 - $3,542 |
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Other Procedures at Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other SC hospitals
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $709
- Anmed Health · Anderson $709
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $768
- Beaufort County Memorial Hospital · Beaufort $2,098
- MUSC Medical Center · Charleston $2,146
- MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $2,168
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital · Spartanburg $2,200
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $2,254
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,964
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,964).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,145) Beats Your Bill
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,145 (vs. $2,254 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $2,251 Fair BaseRate ($2,358 Medicare)
Your bill ($5,410) is $3,159 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($2,251) and 2.3× the $2,358 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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