Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Devils Lake, ND

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $295.24 to $295.24, with a median of $295.24. Across North Dakota, the median is $664.50 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 66821, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$295.24Altru Hospital Devils Lake
Median$295.24half pay less
Highest$295.24in 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 Devils Lake, ND.

median
Lowest $295.24Highest $738.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Altru Hospital Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 PR POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY $295.24 $484.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND · (701) 662-2131 HC DISCISSION,2ND CATARACT,LASER $738.10 $1,210.00 — 39% Mar 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $295.24, median $295.24, highest $295.24.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $295.24. 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.