CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,386

about 1.4× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $3,246–$4,854

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,749

About the fair price

about $363 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $3,386 This hospital $3,749

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $492 Priciest $3,749

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 $3,386 (about 1.4× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City charges insurers about $3,749 — about the fair price. Located in Union City, 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	$3,749	159%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$762 - $4,629	32%
Aetnamajor	$2,187	93%
Cignamajor	$2,811 - $4,872	119%
Humanamajor	$2,103 - $2,187	89%
Health Net	$4,165	177%
Oscar Health	$3,582	152%
+ 50 smaller / regional plans	$2,187 - $4,165

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City

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
University Health System, Inc · Knoxville $2,083
Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $2,083
Maury Regional Hospital · Columbia $2,172

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