Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Baker City, OR — inpatient

In Baker City, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $924.30 to $924.30, with a median of $924.30.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$924.30Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City
Median$924.30half pay less
Highest$924.30in 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 Baker City, OR.

median
Lowest $616.20Highest $924.30
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side lowest Baker City, OR HC Discission Cataract Secondary Membranous Laser Surgery Lt $616.20 $948.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City one side Baker City, OR HC Discission Cataract Secondary Membranous Laser Surgery Rt $616.20 $948.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Baker City Baker City, OR HC Discission Cataract Secondary Membranous Laser Surgery Bl $924.30 $1,422.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $924.30, median $924.30, highest $924.30.

One side of the body : lowest $616.20, median $616.20, highest $616.20.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $924.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $616.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

YAG laser capsulotomy treats clouding of the thin membrane behind the lens implant that can develop months or years after cataract surgery. A laser makes a small opening in the cloudy membrane to clear vision.

What the price covers

The price covers the laser treatment of one eye. Eye exams before and after and any eye drops may be billed separately, and treating the second eye is billed again.