YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $297.00 to $838.08, with a median of $567.54. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $270.54 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $652.48 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 CAH PR Discission,2nd Cataract,Laser | $297.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,100.00–$990.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 After cataract laser surgery | $838.08 | $2,076.00 | $339.00–$677.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Yag procedure | $838.08 | $2,076.00 | $339.00–$677.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 After cataract laser surgery | $838.08 | $2,076.00 | $339.00–$677.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Yag procedure | $838.08 | $2,076.00 | $339.00–$677.45 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $297.00, median $567.54, highest $838.08 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $838.08. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
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.