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Posted commercial rates at 30 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 66982
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Medical Center Savannah | $2,330 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-05-01 |
| Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston | $2,335 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Erlanger Health System Chattanooga | $2,554 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-01-25 |
| Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge | $2,934 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville | $2,934 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown | $2,939 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Roane Medical Center Harriman | $2,939 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville | $3,017 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell | $3,017 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville | $3,017 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-08-05 |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville | $3,066 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-08-05 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski | $3,071 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-07-14 |
| Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg | $3,071 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-07-14 |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis | $3,150 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-03-19 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville | $3,524 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro | $3,599 | 1.6× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville | $3,758 | 1.8× | 13 | 2025-10-01 |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville | $3,832 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-25 |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma | $3,852 | 1.8× | 13 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon | $4,177 | 1.9× | 13 | 2025-10-01 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville | $4,198 | 1.9× | 13 | 2025-10-01 |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield | $4,608 | 2.1× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville | $4,806 | 2.2× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City | $4,806 | 2.2× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville | $4,988 | 2.3× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson | $5,232 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage | $5,232 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville | $5,232 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna | $5,232 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga | $5,249 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for cataract surgery, complex in Tennessee?
30 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for cataract surgery, complex in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 66982, hospital outpatient, the median across 30 hospitals is $3,562, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.