Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $672.88 to $3,988.75, with a median of $1,640.60. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 16, 2026.

Lowest$672.88Metrohealth System
Median$1,640.60half pay less
Highest$3,988.75in this market
Difference5.9×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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $672.88Highest $3,988.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH Discission, Secondary Membranous Cataract; Laser (1+ Stages) $672.88 $1,922.50 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Asc After Cataract Laser Surgery $965.50 $965.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH Hc After Cataract Laser Surgery $1,209.86 $3,456.75 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Mayfield Heights, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Medina Hospital Medina, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Warrensville Heights, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Marymount Hospital INC Garfield Heights, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,640.60 $2,524.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH Hc Disc 2Nd Memb Catarac Laser Uni $3,988.75 $3,988.75 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $672.88, median $1,640.60, highest $3,988.75 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,640.60 — 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.