SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Cash prices at 25 facilities across 15 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
St. Barnabas Hospital BRONX, NY
PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$355.73 $1,290.24 72% Feb 27, 2026
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HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION EDISON, NJ
POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$548.60 $2,869.00 81% Dec 31, 2025
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HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION BRICK, NJ
POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$548.60 $2,869.00 81% Dec 31, 2025
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BROOKLYN, NY
PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$561.91 $801.00 30% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation NEW YORK, NY
PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$561.91 $785.00 28% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation JAMAICA, NY
PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$561.91 $790.00 29% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BROOKLYN, NY
PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$561.91 $801.00 30% Sep 5, 2026
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HMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION HOLMDEL, NJ
POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$607.22 $2,869.00 79% Dec 31, 2025
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BRONX, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $2,260.85 71% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BROOKLYN, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $2,260.85 71% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BRONX, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $1,396.26 54% Sep 5, 2026
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NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation NEW YORK, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $1,396.26 54% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BRONX, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $2,260.85 71% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BROOKLYN, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $2,260.85 71% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation JAMAICA, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $2,260.85 71% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BROOKLYN, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $1,396.26 54% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation NEW YORK, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $2,260.85 71% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation NEW YORK, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $1,396.26 54% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation BROADWAY ELMHURST, NY
HC DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT; LASER SURGERY (E
$649.19 $1,396.26 54% Sep 5, 2026
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NYU Langone NEW YORK, NY
HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1+ STGS
$652.11 $3,432.14 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone MINEOLA, NY
HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1+ STGS
$652.11 $3,432.14 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk PATCHOGUE, NY
HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1+ STGS
$652.11 $3,432.14 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone BROOKLYN, NY
HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1+ STGS
$652.11 $3,432.14 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone NEW YORK, NY
HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1+ STGS
$652.11 $3,432.14 81% Jan 1, 2026
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University Hospital NEWARK, NJ
POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$737.12 $2,013.17 63% Aug 13, 2026
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Maimonides Medical Center BROOKLYN, NY
LASERING, SECONDARY CATARACT
$875.00 $875.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Nassau Health Care Corporation EAST MEADOW, NY
AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$893.20 $1,276.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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Mount Sinai Queens LONG ISLAND, NY
HC After Cataract Laser Surgery
$1,386.00 $1,540.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital NEW YORK, NY
HC After Cataract Laser Surgery
$1,386.00 $1,540.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside NEW YORK, NY
HC After Cataract Laser Surgery
$1,386.00 $1,540.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center NEW YORK, NY
HC After Cataract Laser Surgery
$1,386.00 $1,540.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn BROOKLYN, NY
HC After Cataract Laser Surgery
$1,386.00 $1,540.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Nassau Health Care Corporation EAST MEADOW, NY
Yag Laser
$1,457.40 $2,082.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai NEW YORK, NY
DISCISSION OF SECOND MEMBRAND
$2,091.35 $2,323.72 10% Apr 1, 2026
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai NEW YORK, NY
CAPSULOTOMY, LASER YAG
$2,091.35 $2,323.72 10% Apr 1, 2026
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St Johns Riverside Hospital PARK CARE PAVILLION YONKERS, NY
AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$2,383.40 $2,804.00 15%
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Maimonides Medical Center BROOKLYN, NY
OST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY
$4,000.00 $4,000.00 Apr 1, 2026
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NJMHMC LLC SECAUCUS, NJ
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser
$5,086.40 $5,086.40 Jan 19, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $355.73, median $650.65, highest $5,086.40 — a 14.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $1,386.00. 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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