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Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant

Alaska rates for HCPCS 66982

This is cataract removal surgery performed in a more complex or challenging case, such as one involving prior eye conditions, unusual anatomy, or a need for special techniques or devices during surgery. A new artificial lens is placed in the eye after the clouded natural lens is removed. It differs from routine cataract surgery mainly in the added complexity of the case, not the basic goal of the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Cataract Surgery With Lens Implant cost?

$4,234

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,234 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,259 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,096 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $871 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,074
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,570.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 41st of 51

$4,234

$1,995 physician + $2,239 facility

CA $12,220ND $2,070

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.