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Cataract Removal With Lens Implant

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 66984

Cataract surgery removes the eye's clouded natural lens and replaces it with a clear artificial lens implant, restoring vision that has become blurry or dim. The surgeon breaks up and gently removes the lens through a small incision using an ultrasonic instrument, then positions the new lens implant during the same visit to the operating room. This is the standard, most commonly performed approach to cataract removal, without added complexity from prior eye surgery, unusual anatomy, or a very young patient.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cataract Removal With Lens Implant cost?

$692

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $1,445.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,762Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,445
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,677professional $646

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Wyoming than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $692 · 47th of 51
WY $2,692DE $617

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.