CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,173

about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $2,152–$2,194

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,083

About the fair price

about $90 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,173 This hospital $2,083

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $492 Priciest $2,187

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Cataract surgery with lens implant is about $2,173 (about 0.9× the $2,358 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $2,083 — about the fair price. Located in Knoxville, TN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$670 - $4,184	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,319 - $2,224	56%
Aetnamajor	$1,256 - $4,200	53%
Cignamajor	$2,011 - $3,942	85%
Humanamajor	$2,083	88%
Devoted Health	$2,166	92%
WellCare	$2,187	93%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,208

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 66984.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University Health System, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 66984.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at University Health System, Inc

Compare: Cataract surgery with lens implant at other TN hospitals

Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $492
Erlanger Medical Center · Chattanooga $915
Rhea Medical Center · Dayton $1,175
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis $1,409
Williamson Medical Center · Franklin $1,900
Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $2,083
Maury Regional Hospital · Columbia $2,172
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $2,187

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.