Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — inpatient

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 17 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $985.50 to $1,373.11, with a median of $1,373.11. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026.

Lowest$985.50The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Median$1,373.11half pay less
Highest$1,373.11in this market
Difference1.4×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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

median
Lowest $985.50Highest $1,373.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $985.50 $1,314.00 25% Mar 10, 2026
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MSH Partners, LLC Dallas, TX DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANEOUS CATARACT;LASER SURGERY 66821 $1,071.00 $1,785.00 40% Apr 14, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER $1,373.11 $2,288.51 40% Jun 29, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $985.50, median $1,373.11, highest $1,373.11 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,373.11 — 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.