Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Corning, IA

In Corning, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $330.24 to $495.36, with a median of $412.80.

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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$330.24Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$412.80half pay less
Highest$495.36in this market
Difference1.5×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 Corning, IA.

median
Lowest $330.24Highest $495.36

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning, IA HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY $330.24 $688.00 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning, IA HC POST CATARACT LASER SURGERY $495.36 $1,032.00 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $330.24, median $412.80, highest $495.36 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $412.80. 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.