CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$3,344
about 1.4× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,365–$5,648
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$2,787
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $557 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $3,344 This hospital $2,787

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

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 $3,344 (about 1.4× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $2,787 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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✓ Aetna✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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 $1,316 - $2,635 56%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,316 - $12,633 56%
Aetnamajor $2,609 - $15,602 111%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $16,693 708%
Ambetter (Centene) $4,324 183%
Molina $1,218 - $4,687 52%
WellCare $2,660 113%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $1,316 - $3,837

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 317 Martin Luther King Jr W Box 5299, Tacoma, WA 98415
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Childrens