# Cataract removal with lens implant in GA

Billing code `66984`. Prices for this code at 61 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/cataract-removal-with-lens-implant

Cataract surg w/iol 1 stage

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 37 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 17 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $1,437 |
| Typical | $4,178 |
| Dearest tenth | $6,861 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 5-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $2 | $2 | not mentioned | $8,396 | $2 | $2 | 1 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $2,749 | $593 | not published | $567 | $2,923 | 21 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $3,213 | $685 | not published | $366 | $8,847 | 99 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $960 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $950 | $435 | $1,615 | 13 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $2,274 | $451 | not published | $437 | $5,415 | 141 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $1,229 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,854 | $1,175 | $4,170 | 13 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $1,437 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $6,660 | $359 | $6,216 | 12 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $2,256 | $554 | not published | $493 | $6,575 | 30 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $2,012 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $100 | $4,393 | 36 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $2,043 | $2,043 | not mentioned | $5,834 | $2,022 | $3,034 | 6 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $2,124 | $2,124 | not mentioned | not published | $2,022 | $3,539 | 7 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $2,400 | $628 | not published | $493 | $6,858 | 38 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $2,222 | $2,222 | not mentioned | not published | $1,515 | $4,445 | 15 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $2,241 | $2,241 | not mentioned | not published | $766 | $7,574 | 16 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $2,334 | $2,334 | not mentioned | not published | $2,223 | $3,890 | 7 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $2,374 | $2,374 | not mentioned | not published | $2,149 | $4,259 | 6 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $2,452 | $2,452 | not mentioned | not published | $2,297 | $4,646 | 9 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $2,943 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $167 | $5,430 | 20 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $3,012 | $3,012 | not mentioned | not published | $2,067 | $10,848 | 13 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $3,071 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,071 | $1,113 | $4,761 | 17 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $3,107 | $3,107 | not mentioned | not published | $2,112 | $10,887 | 13 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $3,132 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $7,512 | 195 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $3,442 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $7,512 | 209 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $3,553 | $3,553 | not mentioned | not published | $2,022 | $8,057 | 22 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $3,866 | $3,866 | not mentioned | $3,866 | $493 | $15,976 | 41 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $3,895 | $3,895 | not mentioned | $10,558 | $2,315 | $10,848 | 17 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $3,955 | $3,955 | not mentioned | not published | $2,022 | $6,953 | 24 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $3,955 | $3,955 | not mentioned | not published | $2,022 | $6,953 | 24 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $4,099 | $4,099 | not mentioned | not published | $2,271 | $8,837 | 14 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $4,171 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,033 | $1,625 | $5,055 | 10 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $4,178 | $4,178 | not mentioned | not published | $2,315 | $8,822 | 14 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $4,274 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $696 | $50,000 | 108 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $4,274 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $696 | $50,000 | 111 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $4,274 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $696 | $50,000 | 107 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $4,274 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $696 | $50,000 | 109 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $4,274 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $696 | $50,000 | 111 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $4,298 | $4,298 | not mentioned | not published | $2,323 | $8,822 | 13 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $4,337 | $4,337 | not mentioned | not published | $2,344 | $8,800 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $4,337 | $4,337 | not mentioned | not published | $2,344 | $8,933 | 13 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $4,337 | $4,337 | not mentioned | not published | $2,344 | $8,800 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $4,337 | $4,337 | not mentioned | not published | $2,344 | $9,141 | 13 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $4,368 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $7,512 | 227 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $4,384 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $22,050 | 133 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $4,455 | $4,455 | not mentioned | $10,558 | $2,344 | $10,848 | 19 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $4,455 | $4,455 | not mentioned | $10,558 | $2,344 | $10,848 | 19 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $4,455 | $4,455 | not mentioned | $10,558 | $2,315 | $10,848 | 19 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $4,455 | $4,455 | not mentioned | $10,558 | $2,344 | $10,848 | 19 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $4,455 | $4,455 | not mentioned | $10,558 | $2,315 | $10,848 | 19 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $4,992 | $727 | not published | $483 | $9,978 | 22 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $4,994 | $4,994 | not mentioned | $5,834 | $4,994 | $4,994 | 1 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $5,172 | $5,172 | not mentioned | $2,669 | $4,671 | $5,672 | 2 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $5,508 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $1,150 | $7,512 | 166 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $5,567 | $5,567 | not mentioned | not published | $5,302 | $9,635 | 3 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $6,669 | $6,669 | not mentioned | not published | $3,680 | $8,334 | 6 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $6,861 | $6,861 | not mentioned | $9,654 | $2,226 | $9,990 | 94 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $7,434 | $727 | not published | $483 | $14,868 | 21 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $10,002 | $10,002 | not mentioned | not published | $2,022 | $28,551 | 10 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $11,117 | $11,117 | not mentioned | $6,948 | $1,982 | $11,117 | 91 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $16,442 | $16,442 | not mentioned | not published | $2,395 | $28,551 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $16,442 | $16,442 | not mentioned | not published | $2,271 | $28,551 | 9 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $16,442 | $16,442 | not mentioned | not published | $2,315 | $28,551 | 9 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 4 of the 18 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 14 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $650 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 10,370 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

1 of these 61 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in eye care

- [Laser treatment for clouding after cataract surgery](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/laser-treatment-for-clouding-after-cataract-surgery) -- 61 hospitals, typically $1,131

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-06-05; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.