YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 12 hospitals list a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $403.60 to $1,536.14, with a median of $551.50. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Willingboro Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $147.90 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $927.52 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $551.50, is 52% below the US median of $1,138.95.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 11 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Yag Laser Capsulotomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $403.60 | $4,036.00 | $599.55–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Yag Laser Capsulotomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $403.60 | $4,036.00 | $599.55–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Yag Laser Capsulotomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $403.60 | $4,036.00 | $599.55–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Yag Laser Capsulotomy+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $403.60 | $4,036.00 | $599.55–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Yag Laser Capsulotomy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $403.60 | $4,036.00 | $599.55–$16,391.00 | 90% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $541.00 | $2,349.35 | $408.55–$2,349.35 | 77% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $562.00 | $2,349.35 | $408.55–$2,349.35 | 76% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc After Cataract Laser Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc After Cataract Laser Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc After Cataract Laser Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc After Cataract Laser Surg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | — | 60% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County one side Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 DISCISSION SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT,LASER SURGERY, LT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,536.14 | $1,536.14 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $403.60, median $551.50, highest $1,536.14 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,164.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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