Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 Outpatient

YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Ypsilanti, MI

In Ypsilanti, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $666.90 to $666.90, with a median of $666.90. Across Michigan, the median is $1,175.20 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$666.90St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor

Median$666.90half of hospitals charge less

Highest$666.90in 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 Ypsilanti, MI.

median

Lowest $666.90Highest $1,000.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor one side lowest Ypsilanti, MI · (734) 712-3456 HC Discission Cataract Secondary Membranous Laser Surgery Rt+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$666.90	$1,026.00	$256.50–$1,237.75	35%
St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti, MI · (734) 712-3456 HC Discission Cataract Secondary Membranous Laser Surgery Bl File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$1,000.35	$1,539.00	$307.21–$1,539.00	35%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $666.90, median $666.90, highest $666.90.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $666.90. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.