SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Post-Cataract Laser Surgery |
$1,138.95 | $2,531.00 | 55% | — file |
|
| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Discission 2nd Cataract Laser |
$1,248.10 | $1,783.00 | 30% | — file |
|
| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA HC Posterior Capsulotomy |
$1,430.00 | $1,430.00 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,138.95, median $1,248.10, highest $1,430.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,248.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.