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Cataract surgery (with lens implant) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System

1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date December 16, 2025 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 66984.

$4,052
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $4,052 — 18% below the Washington, DC metro median of $4,962. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
CarefirstHMO $1,939 negotiated rate
CarefirstPPO $2,171 negotiated rate
UHCOptions (+1 same-rate plans) $2,350 negotiated rate
CignaIfp $3,149 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO Exchange $3,601 negotiated rate
AnthemHMO-PPO-Par $4,502 negotiated rate
CignaCustomer Specific $4,675 negotiated rate
AetnaPPO $5,028 negotiated rate
CignaAll Products $5,500 negotiated rate
AetnaPOS-EPO-HMO $5,708 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AnthemMedicare Advantage $2,296 negotiated rate
Cigna HealthspringMedicare Advantage $2,296 negotiated rate
HumanaMedicare Advantage $2,296 negotiated rate
UHCMedicare Advantage $2,296 negotiated rate
AetnaMedicare Advantage $2,319 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

What do insurance plans pay for cataract surgery (with lens implant) at Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System?

Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists 10 commercial plan rates for Cataract surgery (with lens implant), from $1,939 (Carefirst) to $5,708 (Aetna), with a median of $4,052. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $4,962.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date December 16, 2025. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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