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Cataract Surgery With Glaucoma Drainage Device

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 66991

A surgeon removes a cloudy natural lens from the eye (a cataract) and replaces it with an artificial lens, and in the same operation implants a small device that helps drain fluid from the eye to manage glaucoma. Combining these two procedures in one operation treats both the cataract and glaucoma together. This is used when a patient has both conditions and can benefit from addressing them at the same time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cataract Surgery With Glaucoma Drainage Device cost?

$871

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $4,074.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,128Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $813

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
$870.96
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Wyoming than in Montana. 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$871

WY $3,890MT $676

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.