CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Cook Childrens Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,230

about 0.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $827–$2,732

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$904

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $326 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $1,230 This hospital $904

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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 $904

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 $1,230 (about 0.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Cook Childrens Medical Center charges insurers about $904 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fort Worth, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,275	54%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$892 - $1,275	38%
Aetnamajor	$916	39%
Molina	$1,275	54%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$641 - $1,275

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 Cook Childrens Medical Center 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 Cook Childrens Medical Center

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other TX hospitals

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