SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hamilton Hospital
HAMILTON, OH Hc Eye Laser Posterior Capsulotomy |
$585.20 | $1,463.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Kettering Medical Center
KETTERING, OH Hc Eye Laser Posterior Capsulotomy |
$585.20 | $1,463.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Kettering Medical Center
MIAMISBURG, OH Hc Eye Laser Posterior Capsulotomy |
$585.20 | $1,463.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Pr Post-Cataract Laser Surgery|By Midlevel |
$1,138.83 | $2,233.00 | 49% | — file |
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| Children's Hospital Medical Center
CINCINNATI, OH Pr Post-Cataract Laser Surgery|By Specialist |
$1,138.83 | $2,233.00 | 49% | — file |
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| JEWISH HOSPITAL LLC
CINCINNATI, OH HC Laser Capsulotomy |
$1,411.20 | $2,352.00 | 40% | — file |
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| MERCY HEALTH CLERMONT HOSPITAL LLC
BATAVIA, OH HC Laser Capsulotomy |
$1,411.20 | $2,352.00 | 40% | — file |
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| MERCY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL LLC
CINCINNATI, OH HC Laser Capsulotomy |
$1,411.20 | $2,352.00 | 40% | — file |
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| MERCY HEALTH KINGS MILLS HOSPITAL LLC
MASON, OH HC Laser Capsulotomy |
$1,411.20 | $2,352.00 | 40% | — file |
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| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC
CINCINNATI, OH Hc Discission-2Nd Membranous Cataract W/Las |
$2,448.00 | $4,080.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
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| West Chester Hospital, LLC
WEST CHESTER, OH Hc Discission-2Nd Membranous Cataract W/Las |
$2,448.00 | $4,080.00 | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $585.20, median $1,411.20, highest $2,448.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,411.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.