Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $1,028.30 to $1,028.30, with a median of $1,028.30. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,028.30Legacy Emanuel Medical Center
Median$1,028.30half pay less
Highest$1,028.30in this market
Difference1.0×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

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Lowest $1,028.30Highest $1,028.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $1,028.30 $1,582.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,028.30, median $1,028.30, highest $1,028.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,028.30 — 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.