Total costs and CPT codes for four eye procedures:
Editor’s note: The total cost is the “Medicare approved amount.” In Original Medicare, Medicare generally pays 80 percent of this amount and the patient pays 20 percent.
66984: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis, one stage procedure
ASC: $977
HOPD: $1,917
67028: Injection of drug into the eye
ASC: $48
HOPD: $288
66821: Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser
ASC: $255
HOPD: $496
66982: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis, complex
ASC: $977
HOPD: $1,917
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