Cataract surgery cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for cataract surgery with lens implant: from $1,210.40 to $9,222.00, with a median of $2,985.73. The lowest price is at Rhea Medical Center (Dayton). The highest price is 7.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,985.73, is 23% below the US median of $3,876.10.
- Tennessee ranks 11th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 66984. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,210.40Rhea Medical Center
Median$2,985.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,222.00in Tennessee
Lowest saves$1,775.33vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea Medical Center one side lowest Dayton · Dayton, TN CATARACT LEFT,LEFT SIDE | $1,210.40 | $1,780.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Extract Cataract w IOC Lens Ins | $1,785.96 | $4,356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN Extract Cataract w IOC Lens Ins | $1,785.96 | $4,356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation | $1,839.78 | $7,388.67 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $2,638.41 | $11,992.79 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN XCAPSL CTRC RMVL W/O ECP | $2,885.48 | — | Apr 14, 2026 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); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation | $2,985.73 | $10,190.20 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 66984 Extracapsular cataract removal w/ insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure) | $3,282.60 | $5,471.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,703.48 | $16,833.98 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation | $3,810.78 | $15,428.26 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,876.10 | $17,618.65 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $3,876.10 | $17,618.65 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Xcapsl Ctrc Rmvl Insj Io Lens Prosth W/O Ecp | $9,222.00 | $41,918.20 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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 | $2,638.41 | $3,876.10 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $1,785.96 | $2,885.48 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $1,210.40 | $1,210.40 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $1,839.78 | $1,839.78 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $2,985.73 | $2,985.73 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $1,785.96 | $1,785.96 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $3,810.78 | $3,810.78 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What cataract surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cataract surgery explained.
Cataract surgery with lens implant in other states
- Alabama$2,377.70
- Alaska$5,374.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$2,362.30
- Arkansas$2,385.65
- California$5,044.00
- Colorado$5,804.80
- Connecticut$6,898.50, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,812.63, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,592.37
- Georgia$10,558.00
- Hawaii$4,096.40, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$4,309.38
- Illinois$5,765.89
- Indiana$5,261.29
- Iowa$4,570.40
- Kansas$2,831.10
- Kentucky$4,459.21
- Louisiana$2,141.91
- Maine$1,778.70, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$9,170.17
- Michigan$2,786.53
- Minnesota$3,244.01
- Mississippi$3,215.10
- Missouri$4,458.95
- Montana$1,824.71
- Nebraska$3,621.00
- New Hampshire$1,347.34, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$3,043.33
- New Mexico$2,717.00, 1 hospital
- New York$2,698.92
- North Carolina$3,380.05
- North Dakota$3,496.52
- Ohio$7,459.54
- Oklahoma$3,433.23
- Oregon$5,314.97
- Pennsylvania$3,698.84
- Puerto Rico$937.50, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,565.00
- South Dakota$4,389.08, 4 hospitals
- Texas$4,003.33
- Utah$3,153.97, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,650.00, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$6,522.66
- Washington$3,637.30
- West Virginia$2,755.00
- Wisconsin$4,048.18
- Wyoming$2,310.21, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.