Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in Thief River Falls, MN

In Thief River Falls, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $1,464.80 to $1,464.80, with a median of $1,464.80. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$1,464.80Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls
Median$1,464.80half pay less
Highest$1,464.80in 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 Thief River Falls, MN.

median
Lowest $1,464.80Highest $1,464.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls lowest Thief River Falls, MN SURG 66821 DISCISSION CATARACT LASER SURG $1,464.80 $1,831.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN SURG 66821 DISCISSION CATARACT LASER SURG $1,464.80 $1,831.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,464.80, median $1,464.80, highest $1,464.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,464.80. 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.