CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Seattle Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,308

about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $891–$4,272

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,257

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,051 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,308 This hospital $1,257 Hospital's list price $2,242

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

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 $2,308 (about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Seattle Children's Hospital charges insurers about $1,257 — 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	$347 - $1,401	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$332 - $1,257	14%
Aetnamajor	$1,256 - $1,794	53%
Cignamajor	$1,324	56%
Humanamajor	$1,794	76%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$332 - $1,326	14%
Medical Mutual	$1,794	76%
Moda Health	$1,256 - $1,794	53%
Molina	$332 - $866	14%
Providence Health Plan	$1,256 - $1,324	53%
SelectHealth	$1,794	76%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,324	56%
+ 46 smaller / regional plans	$316 - $1,794

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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, 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 Seattle Children's Hospital 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 Seattle Children's Hospital

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other WA hospitals

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
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital · Tacoma $3,336

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