Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: Cedar City Hospital
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $2,312 compared to the $1,342 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.72× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other UT hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 UT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $1,342 (about 0.6× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Cedar City Hospital charges insurers about $2,312 — above the fair price. Located in Cedar City, UT.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $1,342. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $363 - $4,182 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $363 - $4,182 | 15% |
| Aetnamajor | $363 - $4,182 | 15% |
| Cignamajor | $4,182 | 177% |
| Humanamajor | $363 - $2,628 | 15% |
| HealthPartners | $363 - $2,502 | 15% |
| Molina | $363 - $2,703 | 15% |
| SelectHealth | $363 - $4,182 | 15% |
| + 22 smaller / regional plans | $363 - $4,182 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Cedar City Hospital
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other UT hospitals
- Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley · West Jordan $618
- Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake · Salt Lake City $636
- Primary Children's Hospital · Salt Lake City $779
- Holy Cross Hospital-Davis · Layton $1,090
- Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital · Provo $1,933
- Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital · Riverton $2,260
- Lds Hospital · Salt Lake City $2,337
- American Fork Hospital · American Fork $2,337
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Cedar City Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,014
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 = $2,014).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Cedar City Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $1,342 Fair BaseRate ($2,358 Medicare)
Your bill ($5,549) is $4,207 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,342) and 2.4× 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.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.