Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $353.22 to $2,000.16, with a median of $865.94. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$353.22Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$865.94half pay less
Highest$2,000.16in this market
Difference5.7×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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

median
Lowest $353.22Highest $2,000.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN DISCISSION,2ND CATARACT,LASER $353.22 $1,218.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN DISCISSION,2ND CATARACT,LASER $657.72 $1,218.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC DISCIS CATARACT SEC MEM LASER $1,074.16 $3,704.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC DISCIS CATARACT SEC MEM LASER $2,000.16 $3,704.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $353.22, median $865.94, highest $2,000.16 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,074.16 — 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.