Complex cataract surgery cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for complex cataract surgery with lens implant: from $490.43 to $4,093.32, with a median of $2,562.53. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 8.3× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 66982. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$490.43Erlanger Health
Median$2,562.53half pay less
Highest$4,093.32in Tennessee
Lowest saves$2,072.10vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $490.43 | $1,697.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $896.02 | $1,697.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,157.68 | $3,992.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,157.68 | $3,992.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $1,157.68 | $3,992.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XCAPSL CTRC RMVL INSJ IO LENS PROSTH CPLX WO ECP | $2,155.68 | $3,992.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (eg, iris expansion device, | $2,969.38 | $10,134.39 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $3,953.64 | $17,971.11 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $4,093.32 | $18,606.01 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $4,093.32 | $18,606.01 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $4,093.32 | $18,606.01 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth Cplx WO Ecp | $4,093.32 | $18,606.01 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $3,953.64 | $4,093.32 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $1,157.68 | $1,656.68 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $896.02 | $896.02 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $490.43 | $490.43 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $2,969.38 | $2,969.38 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,157.68 | $1,157.68 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $1,157.68 | $1,157.68 |
What it is
Complex cataract surgery removes a cloudy lens and implants an artificial one when extra devices or techniques are needed.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Complex cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- Alabama$5,935.00
- Alaska$6,869.00
- Arizona$2,832.03
- Arkansas$1,399.50
- California$5,209.61
- Connecticut$7,636.83
- Delaware$2,000.00
- Florida$4,235.67
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Idaho$5,599.00
- Illinois$7,367.55
- Indiana$1,378.30
- Iowa$1,862.40
- Kansas$4,177.48
- Kentucky$1,378.30
- Maine$433.23
- Maryland$1,325.00
- Massachusetts$7,170.80
- Michigan$1,398.70
- Minnesota$2,236.49
- Mississippi$4,093.32
- Missouri$6,535.56
- Nebraska$2,118.64
- Nevada$3,091.00
- New Hampshire$4,550.53
- New Jersey$2,526.64
- New York$2,719.14
- North Carolina$8,063.00
- North Dakota$4,160.80
- Ohio$2,607.30
- Oklahoma$4,088.05
- Oregon$1,342.25
- Pennsylvania$2,815.34
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$2,925.34
- Texas$4,403.18
- Utah$2,990.54
- Vermont$3,068.00
- Virginia$12,845.42
- Washington$3,176.28
- West Virginia$780.50
- Wisconsin$4,269.20
- Wyoming$2,903.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.