CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Virginia Mason Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,185

about 1.8× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,192–$6,448

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,809

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,376 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $4,185 This hospital $1,809 Cash price $2,952 Hospital's list price $5,789

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other WA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $1,257 Priciest $3,336

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $4,185 (about 1.8× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Virginia Mason Medical Center charges insurers about $1,809, or about $2,952 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$577 - $8,400	24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$605 - $7,928	26%
Aetnamajor	$256 - $19,900	11%
Cignamajor	$1,906 - $8,414	81%
Humanamajor	$588 - $2,484	25%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$588 - $6,396	25%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$605 - $3,708

Excludes 2 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 2,952), 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 Virginia Mason 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 Virginia Mason Medical Center

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other WA hospitals

Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $1,257
Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $2,492
Multicare Valley Hospital · Spokane Valley $2,492
Providence St Lukes Rehabilitation Medical Center · Spokane $2,739
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital · Tacoma $2,787
Multicare Auburn Medical Center · Auburn $3,336
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital · Puyallup $3,336
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital · Tacoma $3,336

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