Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Raleigh-Cary, NC

In Raleigh-Cary, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $361.26 to $361.26, with a median of $361.26.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$361.26DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Median$361.26half pay less
Highest$361.26in 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC.

median
Lowest $361.26Highest $361.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lowest Raleigh, NC Disc Secndry Membran Cataract Laser $361.26 $1,338.00 73%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Raleigh, NC Disc Secndry Membran Cataract Laser $361.26 $1,338.00 73%
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Outpatient: lowest $361.26, median $361.26, highest $361.26.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $361.26. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.