CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,490

about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,145–$3,278

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,349

About the fair price

about $141 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,490 This hospital $2,349

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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 $2,349

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 $2,490 (about 1.1× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs charges insurers about $2,349 — about the fair price. Located in Sulphur Springs, 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	$892 - $2,349	38%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,349 - $4,549	100%
Aetnamajor	$2,373	101%
Cignamajor	$2,349	100%
Humanamajor	$2,349	100%
Amerigroup	$850 - $2,537	36%
Molina	$892	38%
WellCare	$2,349	100%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$850 - $3,289

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs 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 Christus Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other TX hospitals

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