YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $703.00 to $3,539.72, with a median of $1,570.40. The lowest listed price is at Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $867.40 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,620.67 at 74 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,570.40, is 38% above the US median of $1,138.95.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center lowest Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $703.00 | $2,218.15 | $267.01–$2,218.15 | 68% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $703.00 | $2,218.15 | $267.01–$2,218.15 | 68% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 YAG LASER SURGERY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $703.00 | $2,379.00 | $267.01–$2,379.00 | 70% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $703.00 | $2,218.15 | $267.01–$2,218.15 | 68% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,570.40 | $3,020.00 | $544.00–$1,619.00 | 48% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,432.50 | $6,950.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 After Cataract Laser Surgery File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,751.50 | $2,751.50 | — | — |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $2,780.00 | $2,780.00 | $693.24–$3,523.00 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgery Group 2 Global Rate+3 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $3,539.72 | $5,445.73 | $683.11–$18,056.43 | 35% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital both sides Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY BILAT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $4,317.00 | $4,317.00 | $693.24–$3,885.30 | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC both sides Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 After Cataract Laser Surgery Bi File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,617.25 | $4,617.25 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $703.00, median $1,570.40, highest $3,539.72 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $4,317.00, median $4,467.13, highest $4,617.25 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,570.40. 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 15 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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