Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $1,699.77 to $4,498.27, with a median of $3,099.02. The lowest listed price is at St. Mary�s Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,699.77St. Mary�s Medical Center

Median$3,099.02half pay less

Highest$4,498.27in this market

Difference2.6×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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

median

Lowest $1,699.77Highest $8,996.81

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Off list	File date
St. Mary�s Medical Center lowest Huntington, WV 66821 Discission of secondary membran	$1,699.77	$1,699.77	—	— source file
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. Huntington, WV AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$4,498.27	$4,498.27	—	— source file
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. both sides Huntington, WV AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY; BILATERAL	$8,996.81	$8,996.81	—	— source file

Both sides : lowest $8,996.81, median $8,996.81, highest $8,996.81.

Inpatient: lowest $1,699.77, median $3,099.02, highest $4,498.27 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,996.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,099.02 — 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.