Price reports for 66821 After cataract laser surgery

PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$155.53

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.smmcnj.com/for-patients-visitors/financial-assistance/ .
Provider: St. Michael's Medical Center
Address: Newark, 111 Central Ave., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$527.21

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.saintclares.com/463483967_SaintClaresHealth_standardcharges.json .
Provider: St. Clare's Denville
Address: Denville, 25 Pocono Rd., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$582.97

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://carepointhealth.org/patients-visitors/hospital-charges/ .
Provider: Carepoint Health - Bayonne Medical Center
Address: Bayonne, 29 E. 29th St., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$582.97

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://carepointhealth.org/patients-visitors/hospital-charges/ .
Provider: Carepoint Health - Christ Hospital
Address: Jersey City, 176 Palisade Ave., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$582.97

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://carepointhealth.org/patients-visitors/hospital-charges/ .
Provider: Carepoint Health - Hoboken University Medical Center
Address: Hoboken, 308 Willow Ave., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$700.24

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://uhnj.org/transparency/charges.htm .
Provider: University Hospital Newark
Address: Newark, 150 Bergen St., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$817.18

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://med.nyu.edu/standard-charges/nyu-langone-health-standard-charges/ .
Provider: Tisch Hospital
Address: New York, 550 1st Ave., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$817.18

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://med.nyu.edu/standard-charges/nyu-langone-health-standard-charges/ .
Provider: NYU Langone Hospital -- Brooklyn
Address: Brooklyn, 150 55th St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$817.18

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://med.nyu.edu/standard-charges/nyu-langone-health-standard-charges/ .
Provider: NYU Langone Hospital -- Long Island
Address: Mineola, 259 1st St, NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$817.18

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://med.nyu.edu/standard-charges/nyu-langone-health-standard-charges/ .
Provider: NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
Address: New York, 301 East 17th Street, NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$817.18

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://med.nyu.edu/standard-charges/nyu-langone-health-standard-charges/ .
Provider: NYU Hassenfeld Childrens Hospital
Address: New York, 430 E 34th St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$817.18

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://med.nyu.edu/standard-charges/nyu-langone-health-standard-charges/ .
Provider: NYU - Kimmel Pavilion
Address: New York, 424 East 34th St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$897.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/jersey-city-medical-center/billing/charges/ .
Provider: Jersey City Medical Center
Address: Jersey City, 355 Grant St., NJ
Community member

Price charged

$1,100.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

I was told the laser had to be used because the manual procedure was to intense for a torn Retina that I had. Also the Medicare or my BCBS wouldn't pay for the laser. The office never attempted to file the claim.
Provider: Mc Comiskey & Cangelosi LLC: Mc Comiskey E Colin MD
Address: Covington, 604, West 13th Avenue, LA
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,122.66

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.ynhh.org/patients-visitors/billing-insurance/Pricing .
Provider: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Address: New Haven, 20 York St., CT
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,122.66

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.greenwichhospital.org/patients-visitors/billing-insurance/pricing.aspx .
Provider: Greenwich Hospital
Address: Greenwich, 5 Perryridge Rd., CT
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,122.66

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.bridgeporthospital.org/-/media/Files/YNHHS/sc/06-0646554_BridgeportHospital_standardcharges.ashx .
Provider: Bridgeport Hospital
Address: Bridgeport, 267 Grant St., CT
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,342.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.downstate.edu/patient-care/patient-family-support/insurance-billing/index.html .
Provider: University Hospital at SUNY Downstate
Address: Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Ave., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,345.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/saint-barnabas-medical-center/billing/charges/ .
Provider: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Address: Livingston, 94 Old Short Hills Rd., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,422.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://montefiorenewrochelle.org/patients-and-visitors/paying-for-your-care .
Provider: Montefiore New Rochelle
Address: New Rochelle, 16 Guion Pl., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,426.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.stonybrookmedicine.edu/patientcare/oon/charges .
Provider: Stony Brook University Hospital
Address: Stony Brook, 101 Nicolls Rd., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$1,922.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.montefiore.org/information-about-charges .
Provider: Montefiore Medical Center
Address: Bronx, 111 E. 210th St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Address: Brooklyn, 506 Sixth St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Address: New York, 525 E. 68th St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Address: New York, 5141 Broadway, NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: Lawrence Hospital - NYP
Address: Bronxville, 55 Palmer Ave., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Address: New York, 170 William St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Address: New York, 630 W. 168th St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,694.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.nyp.org/patients-visitors/paying-for-care/hospital-price-transparency .
Provider: New York Presbyterian Hospital Queens
Address: Flushing, 56-45 Main St., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$2,944.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.montefiorehealthsystem.org/MountVernon .
Provider: Montefiore Munt Vernon
Address: Mount Vernon, 12 N. 7th Ave., NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$3,547.23

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

From pricing page: https://www.stjosephshealth.org/about-st-josephs/patient-and-visitor-information/itemlist/category/791-paying-for-your-care .
Provider: St. Joseph's University Medical Center
Address: Paterson, 703 Main St., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$3,910.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/rwj-university-hospital-new-brunswick/billing/charges/ .
Provider: RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick
Address: New Brunswick, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Pl., NJ
Community member

Price charged

$4,250.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$4,250.00

In September 2019, my ophthalmologist told me that I need surgery for a cataract in my left eye. My vision was 20/50 in that eye and I could not see clearly. In fact, I could hardly see at all. He gave me a choice, I could have the safer, more effective laser removal and laser replacement and regain my distance vision or the old surgery where they cut and sew a new lens with no real sight improvement but less haze. To see distance again and have eyesight that I need to work made that a no-brainer. The caveat, I had to pay out of pocket, $4,250.00. I was stunned. That surgery has been around or several years. In fact, I knew about it and was sorry that it wasn't available when I needed the right lens replaced. Insurance didn't pay for anything, neither the surgi-center nor the operation. I have my employer's insurance plus Medicare and a Medicare Supplement plan. Nothing was paid for by any of these insurers. It was a real hardship to lay out that amount of money, but I had the surgery and can see again. My vision is 20/25 and my reading glasses are way different now. Shouldn't insurance give everyone the chance for a real health improvement? Sadly, there were many people on stretchers in the Center lined up for suregery and only a few beds marked to get the laser procedure. Sincerely, Sandra Sbar 646-276-8659
Provider: Fromer Eye Centers Fromer, Mark MD
Address: The Bronx, 3130, Grand Concourse, NY
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$4,275.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount.From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/monmouth-medical-center/billing/charges/ .
Provider: Monmouth Medical Center
Address: Long Branch, 300 Second Ave., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$4,275.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount.From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/newark-beth-israel-medical-center/billing/charges/ .
Provider: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Address: Newark, 201 Lyons Ave., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$4,325.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount.From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/community-medical-center/billing/charges/ .
Provider: Community Medical Center - RWJF
Address: Toms River, 99 Highway 37 W., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$5,135.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

Discounted cash price represents the average estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/clara-maass-medical-center/billing/charges/. Also see Resource page: https://www.rwjbh.org/billing/financial-resources/ .
Provider: RWJ University Hospital Rahway
Address: Rahway, 865 Stone St., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$5,135.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

Discounted cash price represents the average estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/clara-maass-medical-center/billing/charges/. Also see Resource page: https://www.rwjbh.org/billing/financial-resources/ .
Provider: Clara Maass Medical Center - RWJF
Address: Belleville, 1 Clara Maass Dr., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$6,845.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/rwj-university-hospital-somerset/billing/charges/ .
Provider: RWJ University Hospital Somerset
Address: Somerset, 110 Rehill Ave., NJ
PriceCheck journalist

Price charged

$7,950.00

Insurance paid

$0.00

You paid

$0.00

The Discounted Cash Price represents the estimated Gross Charge and not necessarily the discounted amount. From pricing page: https://www.rwjbh.org/rwj-university-hospital-hamilton/billing/charges/ .
Provider: RWJ University Hospital Hamilton
Address: Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Pl., NJ
Community member

Price charged

$10,500.00

Insurance paid

$5,700.00

You paid

$4,800.00

This was my the cost for my first cataract surgery. A year later, I needed my second eye done. I asked the doctor/surgeon what it would be if I paid cash. The answer was $3,500. By not using my insurance and paying cash, I saved $1,300 dollars. Let that sink in for a second. The surgery was less expensive by not using my health insurance. Our healthcare system literally increases the cost of the procedure by 66%. Our healthcare system is so broken and dysfunctional, it's shameful and it's breaking families financially. We have had enough and it's time for real change, and not just for healthcare.
Insurer: Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah
Provider: Moran Eye Center
Address: Salt Lake City, 65, Mario Capecchi Drive, UT

What Medicare pays here?

After cataract laser surgery
Region Price
Alabama $293.83
Alaska $399.78
Arizona $312.04
Arkansas $291.23
Anaheim/Santa Ana, CA $362.15
Los Angeles, CA $348.91
Marin/Napa/Solano, CA $366.63
Oakland/Berkeley, CA $369.15
Rest of California $333.69
San Francisco, CA $390.67
San Mateo, CA $389.55
Santa Clara, CA $386.99
Ventura, CA $355.61
Colorado $322.68
Connecticut $344.74
DC + MD/VA Suburbs $365.11
Delaware $324.43
Fort Lauderdale, FL $328.37
Miami, FL $338.47
Rest of Florida $313.21
Atlanta, GA $319.18
Rest of Georgia $300.75
Hawaii/Guam $344.99
Idaho $296.25
Chicago, IL $334.61
East St. Louis, IL $314.07
Rest of Illinois $305.70
Suburban Chicago, IL $335.04
Indiana $298.23
Iowa $296.39
Kansas $298.86
Kentucky $294.91
New Orleans, LA $315.06
Rest of Louisiana $299.64
Rest of Maine $301.41
Southern Maine $317.28
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys, MD $342.17
Rest of Maryland $326.95
Metropolitan Boston $346.60
Rest of Massachusetts $334.47
Detroit, MI $323.12
Rest of Michigan $303.99
Minnesota $315.25
Mississippi $289.00
Metropolitan Kansas City, MO $312.70
Metropolitan St Louis, MO $311.77
Rest of Missouri $293.31
Montana $324.63
Nebraska $296.00
Nevada $321.55
New Hampshire $327.80
Northern NJ $357.04
Rest of New Jersey $344.31
New Mexico $306.42
Manhattan, NY $364.50
NYC Suburbs/Long I., NY $372.62
Poughkpsie/N NYC Suburbs, NY $336.81
Queens, NY $372.79
Rest of New York $305.96
North Carolina $303.32
North Dakota $314.80
Ohio $303.50
Oklahoma $298.18
Portland, OR $328.30
Rest of Oregon $310.83
Metropolitan Philadelphia, PA $338.89
Rest of Pennsylvania $307.30
Puerto Rico $320.16
Rhode Island $331.60
South Carolina $298.49
South Dakota $313.44
Tennessee $296.19
Austin, TX $320.59
Beaumont, TX $303.31
Brazoria, TX $319.40
Dallas, TX $320.95
Fort Worth, TX $314.92
Galveston, TX $322.01
Houston, TX $323.07
Rest of Texas $305.53
Utah $306.80
Vermont $318.10
Virgin Islands $320.16
Virginia $315.50
Rest of Washington $320.12
Seattle (King Cnty), WA $348.91
West Virginia $294.92
Wisconsin $305.04
Wyoming $317.86
Bakersfield, CA $331.78
Chico, CA $331.28
El Centro, CA $331.35
Fresno, CA $331.28
Hanford-Corcoran, CA $331.40
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles Cnty), CA $354.90
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Orange Cnty), CA $354.90
Madera, CA $331.28
Merced, CA $331.28
Modesto, CA $331.28
Napa, CA $368.63
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $351.81
Redding, CA $331.28
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $333.12
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA $335.50
Salinas, CA $337.06
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA $339.56
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty), CA $383.65
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (Marin Cnty), CA $376.40
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (San Francisco Cnty), CA $383.65
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (San Mateo Cnty), CA $383.65
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty), CA $361.36
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty), CA $389.75
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA $333.15
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $348.75
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $342.47
Santa Rosa, CA $342.23
Stockton-Lodi, CA $331.28
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA $368.63
Visalia-Porterville, CA $331.28
Yuba City, CA $331.28
Rest Of California, CA $331.28
Hawaii, GUam $342.85
Metropolitan Boston, MA $356.98