CMS Price Transparency Data

Cataract surgery with lens implant

Facility: Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center

Billing Code: 66984 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,330

about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate · typically $1,409–$2,750

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,306

About the fair price

about $24 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,358 Fair price $2,330 This hospital $2,306 Cash price $3,226 Hospital's list price $13,729

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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 $2,306

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 $2,330 (about 1.0× the $2,358 Medicare rate). Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center charges insurers about $2,306, or about $3,226 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newport, 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	$1,625 - $13,729	69%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,027 - $3,397	86%
Aetnamajor	$2,273 - $8,539	96%
Cignamajor	$7,578	321%
Humanamajor	$2,207	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,149	176%
Amerigroup	$1,394 - $2,317	59%
Cigna HealthSpring	$2,273	96%
Devoted Health	$2,251	95%
WellCare	$2,295	97%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,704 - $4,855

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 3,226), 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 Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center 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 Tennova Healthcare - Newport Medical Center

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.