CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,292

about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,220–$3,237

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,211

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,081 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,292 This hospital $1,211 Cash price $2,167 Hospital's list price $2,889

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $545 Priciest $1,211

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,292 (about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate). UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. charges insurers about $1,211, or about $2,167 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dallas, TX.

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	$530 - $12,019	22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$530 - $8,933	22%
Aetnamajor	$609 - $2,589	26%
Cignamajor	$2,293	97%
Humanamajor	$550 - $2,372	23%
Ambetter (Centene)	$540	23%
Molina	$530 - $2,395	22%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$524 - $2,395

Excludes 4 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 2,167), 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 UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. 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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