Surgery and procedures CPT 66984 Outpatient

Cataract surgery cost in Dayton, TN

In Dayton, TN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant (one side of the body): from $1,210.40 to $1,210.40, with a median of $1,210.40. Across Tennessee, the median is $2,985.73 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66984, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026.

Lowest$1,210.40Rhea Medical Center

Median$1,210.40half of hospitals charge less

Highest$1,210.40in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dayton, TN.

median

Lowest $1,210.40Highest $1,210.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Rhea Medical Center one side lowest Dayton, TN · (423) 775-1121 CATARACT RIGHT,RIGHT SIDE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file	$1,210.40	$1,780.00	$563.79–$2,170.83	32%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

One side of the body : lowest $1,210.40, median $1,210.40, highest $1,210.40.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,210.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

Cataract surgery removes the cloudy natural lens of the eye and replaces it with a clear artificial lens (intraocular lens). It is one of the most common surgeries in the US and is done on one eye at a time.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and a standard lens. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia, and upgraded lenses (toric or multifocal) are usually billed separately.