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#262 of 11K

66984

Extracapsular cataract removal with IOL insertion

Extracapsular cataract removal with IOL insertion is the #262 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $542.8M in payments across 1.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $268.70. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $773.78 per claim, 2.9× the median.

Total Paid

$542.8M

0.05% of all spending

Total Claims

1.5M

Providers

2K

Avg Cost/Claim

$362

National Cost Distribution

How much do providers bill per claim for 66984? Based on 2K providers billing this code nationally.

Median

$268.70

Average

$359.92

Std Dev

$320.34

Max

$2,899.38

Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)

p10
$81.11
p25
$150.76
Median
$268.70
p75
$465.35
p90
$773.78
p95
$957.29
p99
$1,529.02

50% of providers bill between $150.76 and $465.35 per claim for this code.

90% bill between $81.11 and $773.78.

Top 1% bill above $1,529.02.

About This Procedure

HCPCS code 66984 (Extracapsular cataract removal with IOL insertion) was billed by 2K providers across 1.5M claims, totaling $542.8M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 1.2M unique beneficiaries.

Risk Assessment

Billing Statistics

Median Cost/Claim

$268.70

Providers Billing

2K

National Spending

$542.8M

Avg/Median Ratio

1.34×

Normal distribution

Top Providers Billing This Code

Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 66984

#ProviderTotal Paid
11649218009$6.5M
21326004110$5.6M
31245251222$5.1M
41962422709$5.0M
51760541569$4.8M
61376641670$4.7M
71114033404$4.7M
81205878758$4.6M
9Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT · General Acute Care Hospital

$4.3M
101639101751$4.2M
111427116367$4.2M
121851343719$4.0M
131538178256$3.9M
141487740957$3.7M
15Montefiore Medical Center

Bronx, NY · General Acute Care Hospital

$3.7M
161104868520$3.6M
171326062084$3.6M
18Broadlawns Medical Center

Des Moines, IA · General Acute Care Hospital

$3.2M
191730180084$3.2M
201114931052$3.1M

Showing top 20 of 2K providers billing this code