CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,745

about 1.2× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,194–$4,876

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,174

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $571 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,745 This hospital $2,174

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other WI hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $498 Priciest $2,176

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

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,745 (about 1.2× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd) charges insurers about $2,174 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Beaver Dam, WI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$2,174 - $5,388	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,239 - $7,959	95%
Humanamajor	$2,174	92%
Molina	$2,174	92%
Quartz	$2,174	92%
Security Health Plan	$2,174	92%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$2,174 - $2,326

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd) 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 Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other WI hospitals

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