It is helpful for patients who
have cataracts and who might be considering cataract surgery and lens implants to review some of the following information:
Preoperative Testing and
Consultation
With the exception of co-pays
and deductibles specific to your insurance plan the eye examination,
consultation and measurements necessary for Cataract Surgery and basic
Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation are covered services. If there are
specialized tests that might be required such as more precise types of testing
for multifocal lens implants or toric lens implants, you may need to pay for
these tests out of pocket as your insurance and Medicare may only cover the
basic testing. If this is the case these extra tests may range in cost up to a
few or several hundred dollars depending on the scope of the necessary testing.
Surgery Center Facility Fee
The surgery center facility fee
is generally covered by insurances and Medicare although there may be a small
co-pay or deductible with certain plans. This fee will cover the use of the
facility including the operating room, the nursing staff, the instrumentation
and equipment and all related operating room supplies. Depending on the types
of anesthesia used it is possible that there will be an additional fee-mostly
covered by your insurance or Medicare-for the administration of anesthesia and
the staff.
Cataract Surgeon’s Fee
The Cataract Surgeon’s fee is
generally covered by insurances and Medicare although there may be a small
co-pay or deductible with certain plans.
The cost of a basic Monofocal
lens implant is generally covered by insurances and Medicare within the
facility fee. However, should you and your Cataract Surgeon elect to use an
astigmatism correcting toric lens implant or multifocal lens implant there will
be an out of pocket fee as most insurances and Medicare do not cover these more
advanced types of Lens Implants.
If you or someone you know has
questions about the cost of Cataract Surgery and Lens Implant please feel free
to call The Eye Care & Surgery Center at 908-789-8999, visit The
Eye Care & Surgery Center
or facebook.com/eyecareandsurgerycenter.
The Eye Care & Surgery Center is staffed
by a team of Board Certified Ophthalmologists who are subspecialty
Fellowship trained New Jersey eye surgeons,
Opticians, technical and administrative staff who provide eye examinations for
adults and children, cataract surgery and intraocular lens implants (IOL),
laser vision correction such as LASIK, diagnosis and treatment of cornea
disease including cornea transplants, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of
the retina including diabetes and age related macular degeneration (AMD) and
diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, reconstructive and cosmetic facial
surgery including eyelid surgery and facial and skin rejuvenation as well as contact lenses, eyeglasses, eyewear and optical services.
With locations in Westfield and Warren and
Iselin, The Eye Care & Surgery Center is a leading NJ eye care practice
serving the central and northern New Jersey including Old Bridge, East
Brunswick, Sayreville, Milltown, North Brunswick, Kendall Park, Somerset,
Dunellen, Bridgewater, Manville, Bound Brook, Raritan, Edison, Colonia,
Woodbridge, Metuchen, Avenel, Carteret, Piscataway, Middlesex, Somerville,
South Plainfield, North Plainfield, Roselle Park, Garwood, Clark, Kenilworth,
Cranford, Gillette, Berkeley Heights, Stirling, Scotch Plains, Summit, Chatham,
Watchung, Pluckemin, Rahway, Plainfield, Mountainside, Springfield, New
Providence, Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Bernardsville, Millington, Union,
Elizabeth, Linden, Jersey City, Irvington, Orange, West Orange, Livingston,
Short Hills, Florham Park, Madison, Bloomfield, Montclair, Clifton, Garfield,
Wayne, Parsippany, Troy Hills and Paramus, New
Jersey.
