Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Johnson City, TN — inpatient

In Johnson City, TN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $251.55 to $251.55, with a median of $251.55. The lowest listed price is at Franklin Woods Community Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 2026.

Lowest$251.55Franklin Woods Community Hospital
Median$251.55half pay less
Highest$251.55in this market
Difference1.0×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 Johnson City, TN.

median
Lowest $251.55Highest $251.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Franklin Woods Community Hospital lowest Johnson City, TN HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $251.55 $1,677.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $251.55 $1,677.00 85%
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Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $251.55 $1,677.00 85% Mar 23, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $251.55, median $251.55, highest $251.55.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $251.55 — 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.