Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $408.40 to $2,751.50, with a median of $1,570.40. The lowest listed price is at Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$408.40Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital
Median$1,570.40half pay less
Highest$2,751.50in this market
Difference6.7×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $408.40Highest $4,617.25
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Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital lowest Orange, CA HB POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $408.40 $1,021.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,570.40 $3,020.00 48%
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Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $2,432.50 $6,950.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA After Cataract Laser Surgery $2,751.50 $2,751.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC both sides Los Angeles, CA After Cataract Laser Surgery Bi $4,617.25 $4,617.25 Apr 1, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $4,617.25, median $4,617.25, highest $4,617.25.

Inpatient: lowest $408.40, median $1,570.40, highest $2,751.50 — a 6.7× 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 $4,617.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,570.40 — 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.