Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Fort Wayne, IN

In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $188.88 to $4,533.42, with a median of $212.49. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$188.88Bluffton Health System LLC
Median$212.49half pay less
Highest$4,533.42in this market
Difference24.0×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

median
Lowest $188.88Highest $4,533.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN 66821,LT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $188.88 $787.00 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $188.88 $787.00 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 66821,RT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $188.88 $787.00 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $212.49 $787.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821,LT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $212.49 $787.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $212.49 $787.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821,RT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $212.49 $787.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821,LT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $212.49 $787.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821,RT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $212.49 $787.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $249.60 $832.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 66821,RT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $249.60 $832.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 66821,LT AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $249.60 $832.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 66821 50 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $299.52 $1,248.00 76% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821 50 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $318.87 $1,181.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 66821 50 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $318.87 $1,181.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 66821 50 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $354.30 $1,181.00 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $4,533.42 $16,790.46 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $188.88, median $212.49, highest $4,533.42 — a 24.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $354.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.