CMS Price Transparency Data
Cataract surgery with lens implant
Facility: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$3,508
about 1.5× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,766–$7,005
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $3,508 Cash price $1,117 Hospital's list price $1,719
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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana
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 | $11,261 | 478% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,699 - $8,353 | 242% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,700 - $15,979 | 115% |
| Cignamajor | $2,829 - $11,114 | 120% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $5,143 | 218% |
| Health Net | $2,726 - $11,775 | 116% |
| Moda Health | $2,880 | 122% |
| PacificSource | $2,777 | 118% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2,649 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other WA hospitals
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $1,257
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $1,809
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.