Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Bangor, ME — inpatient

In Bangor, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $148.26 to $417.90, with a median of $235.94.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$148.26Eastern Maine Medical Center
Median$235.94half pay less
Highest$417.90in this market
Difference2.8×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 Bangor, ME.

median
Lowest $148.26Highest $417.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor, ME AFTER CATARACT LASER SURG-PRO $148.26 $706.00 79%
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Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME RET LASER (YAG) CAPSULOTOMY $148.26 $706.00 79%
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Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME YAG CAPSULOTOMY $323.61 $1,541.00 79%
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Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME AFTER CATARACT LASER SURG-OFC $417.90 $1,990.00 79%
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Inpatient: lowest $148.26, median $235.94, highest $417.90 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $235.94 — 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.