SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Nov 4, 2025 and Aug 24, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
MELROSE PARK, IL Yag Capsulotomy |
$316.92 | $1,668.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| HUMBOLDT PARK HEALTH
NORTH FRANCISCO CHICAGO, IL Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser |
$333.98 | $1,192.80 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital
SKOKIE, IL Yag-Laser Capsulotomy 1+Stg |
$343.85 | $529.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital
EVANSON, IL Yag-Laser Capsulotomy 1+Stg |
$343.85 | $529.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital
GLENVIEW, IL Yag-Laser Capsulotomy 1+Stg |
$343.85 | $529.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital
HIGHLAND PARK, IL Yag-Laser Capsulotomy 1+Stg |
$343.85 | $529.00 | 35% | — file |
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| Loyola University Medical Center
MAYWOOD, IL Yag Capsulotomy |
$383.64 | $1,668.00 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
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| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network
CHICAGO, IL HC OPD YAG LASER |
$394.68 | $1,196.00 | 67% | — file |
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| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
HIGHLAND PARK, IL YAG-LASER CAPSULOTOMY 1+STG |
$665.00 | $665.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
EVANSTON, IL YAG-LASER CAPSULOTOMY 1+STG |
$665.00 | $665.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Swedish Covenant Health
CHICAGO, IL YAG-LASER CAPSULOTOMY 1+STG |
$665.00 | $665.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Advocate South Suburban Hospital
HAZEL CREST, IL CAPSULOTOMY W/LASER (YAG) |
$915.00 | $1,830.00 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital
SKOKIE, IL Yag-Capsulotomy |
$1,703.00 | $2,620.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital
EVANSON, IL Yag-Capsulotomy |
$1,703.00 | $2,620.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital
GLENVIEW, IL Yag-Capsulotomy |
$1,703.00 | $2,620.00 | 35% | — file |
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| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital
HIGHLAND PARK, IL Yag-Capsulotomy |
$1,703.00 | $2,620.00 | 35% | — file |
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| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
EVANSTON, IL HB YAG-CAPSULOTOMY |
$2,620.00 | $2,620.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations
HIGHLAND PARK, IL HB YAG-CAPSULOTOMY |
$2,620.00 | $2,620.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Swedish Covenant Health
CHICAGO, IL HB YAG-CAPSULOTOMY |
$2,620.00 | $2,620.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| The University of Chicago Medical Center
CHICAGO, IL Hc Discission Of Secondary Membranous Cataract; Laser Surgery |
$5,356.00 | $5,356.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $316.92, median $665.00, highest $5,356.00 — a 16.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,309.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 66821 ($1,164.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
GARY, IN After cataract laser surgery |
$0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.
MERRILLVILLE, IN After cataract laser surgery |
$0.01 | file |