YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 10 hospitals list a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $756.27 to $1,910.00, with a median of $1,910.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1,153.73 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $1,518.00 at 32 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,910.00, is 68% above the US median of $1,138.95.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- 8 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 10 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB DISCISSION 2ND CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $756.27 | $1,107.00 | $187.32–$1,008.36 | 32% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB DISCISSION 2ND CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $756.27 | $1,107.00 | $575.64–$788.18 | 32% |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC LASER CAPSULOTOMY File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Laser Capsulotomy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Laser Capsulotomy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Laser Capsulotomy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC LASER CAPSULOTOMY File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC LASER CAPSULOTOMY File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Laser Capsulotomy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Laser Capsulotomy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $756.27, median $1,910.00, highest $1,910.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,910.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What YAG laser capsulotomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: YAG laser capsulotomy explained.