CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Brattleboro Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$1,394
about 0.6× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,221–$1,608
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$1,479
About the fair price
about $85 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $1,394 This hospital $1,479

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 2 charge less, among the 5 VT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $505 Priciest $2,792

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $1,394 (about 0.6× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Brattleboro Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $1,479 — about the fair price. Located in Brattleboro, VT.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 $2,188 93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $511 - $3,063 22%
Cignamajor $511 - $2,253 22%
Humanamajor $2,188 93%
AmeriHealth $452 - $1,763 19%
Harvard Pilgrim $511 - $2,188 22%
MVP Health Care $511 - $3,063 22%
Tufts Health Plan $1,479 63%
WellCare $537 - $2,297 23%
WellSense $452 - $2,341 19%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $452 - $2,188
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 17 Belmont Ave, Brattleboro, VT 05301
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals