SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Regions Hospital ST. PAUL, MN
After Cataract Laser Sur
$285.48 $1,098.00 74%
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Allina Health Systems RIVER FALLS, WI
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT
$1,423.30 $2,541.60 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Allina Health Systems CAMBRIDGE, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT
$1,423.30 $2,541.60 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems BUFFALO, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT
$1,423.30 $2,541.60 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Fairview Health Services PRINCETON, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Jan 29, 2026
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HealthEast St John's Hospital MAPLEWOOD, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Feb 5, 2026
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HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital WOODBURY, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Feb 5, 2026
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Fairview Bethesda Hospital ST. PAUL, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Jan 29, 2026
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Fairview Health Services MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Outpatient Services
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Fairview Health Services MINNEAPOLIS, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Fairview Health Services EDINA, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,791.67 $4,468.00 60% Feb 6, 2026
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Fairview Health Services WYOMING, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,795.48 $4,477.49 60% Feb 5, 2026
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Allina Health Systems BUFFALO, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT U
$1,871.35 $3,341.70 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems CAMBRIDGE, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT U
$1,871.35 $3,341.70 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems RIVER FALLS, WI
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT U
$1,871.35 $3,341.70 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Fairview Health Services BURNSVILLE, MN
HC YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY
$1,898.90 $4,468.00 58% Feb 6, 2026
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Allina Health Systems RIVER FALLS, WI
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT B
$2,170.78 $3,876.40 44% Jun 15, 2026
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Allina Health Systems BUFFALO, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT B
$2,170.78 $3,876.40 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems CAMBRIDGE, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT B
$2,170.78 $3,876.40 44% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems MINNEAPOLIS, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT
$3,375.84 $7,033.00 52% Jun 16, 2026
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Allina Health Systems COON RAPIDS, MN
HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT
$3,375.84 $7,033.00 52% Jun 17, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $285.48, median $1,791.67, highest $3,375.84 — a 11.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,795.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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