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Cataract surgery, one eye at Allegheny General Hospital.

📍 Pittsburgh, PA 2/5 CMS rating CPT 66984
Cash-pay price
$359 to $1,003
Allegheny General Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-87%) for cataract surgery, one eye.
Chargemaster (gross): $1,494 – $4,178

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Allegheny General Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$723 – $1,985
UnitedHealthcare$974 – $2,646
Cigna$851
Humana$2,326
Medicare$55 – $2,370
Medicaid$795 – $2,729

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 579 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 72% 69.6% +2pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 71% 68.6% +2pp
Nurses always communicated well 79% 75.6% +3pp
Doctors always communicated well 78% 76.6% +1pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 57% 57.6% -1pp
Quiet at night, always 50% 52.2% -2pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Allegheny General Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 66984, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of cataract surgery, one eye prices, see the Cataract surgery, one eye overview.