Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $1,230.60 to $5,034.60, with a median of $4,784.40. The lowest listed price is at Riverview Health.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,230.60Riverview Health
Median$4,784.40half pay less
Highest$5,034.60in this market
Difference4.1×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

median
Lowest $1,230.60Highest $5,034.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Riverview Health lowest Noblesville, IN LASER YAG TREATMENT $1,230.60 $2,051.00 40%
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN HC Yag Capsultomy $4,784.40 $5,316.00 10%
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN HC Yag Capsultomy $5,034.60 $5,594.00 10%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,230.60, median $4,784.40, highest $5,034.60 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,007.50. 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.