Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Utica, NY — inpatient

In Utica-Rome, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) as an inpatient: from $838.08 to $838.08, with a median of $838.08. Across New York, the median is $652.48 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66821, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.

Lowest$838.08Rome Memorial Hospital
Median$838.08half pay less
Highest$838.08in 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 Utica-Rome, NY.

median
Lowest $838.08Highest $838.08

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rome Memorial Hospital lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Yag procedure $838.08 $2,076.00 $339.00–$677.45 60% Aug 11, 2026
source file

Inpatient: lowest $838.08, median $838.08, highest $838.08.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $567.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.