Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $355.73 to $4,000.00, with a median of $1,139.60. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$355.73St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$1,139.60half pay less
Highest$4,000.00in this market
Difference11.2×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $355.73Highest $4,000.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $355.73 $1,290.24 72% Feb 27, 2026
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation Neptune City, NJ POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $607.22 $2,869.00 79% Dec 31, 2025
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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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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 New York, NY HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1+ STGS $652.11 $3,432.14 81% Jan 1, 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 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 Brooklyn Brooklyn, 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 Queens Long Island, 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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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 CAPSULOTOMY, LASER YAG $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 DISCISSION OF SECOND MEMBRAND $2,091.35 $2,323.72 10% Apr 1, 2026
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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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Inpatient: lowest $355.73, median $1,139.60, highest $4,000.00 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $649.19 — 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.