YAG laser capsulotomy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) is $1,138.95 across 715 US hospitals; most list between $408.49 and $2,704.80. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 339 markets is $136.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 7, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Cataract surgery costs
Lowest$136.00any market
Median market$1,033.90middle of market medians
Most below$2,704.809 in 10 hospitals
Listings704hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$561.91 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $1,138.95 across 715 hospitals, is 2.0× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for YAG laser capsulotomy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $1,991.40 and the lowest a median of $395.61. At 468 of 552 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
Plan's rate starts at the median highest negotiated rate and cash at the national median; put in your own numbers. Nothing you type leaves your device. To price a whole year with premiums, use the insurance or cash calculator.
What is CPT 66821?
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.
Why prices differ
Prices differ between hospital outpatient departments and eye clinics or surgery centers, and each hospital's markup.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 66821 is per eye and whether it includes follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 32 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Georgia ($424.20), Louisiana ($458.42) and Alabama ($490.00), and highest in Massachusetts ($2,217.00), Indiana ($2,082.87) and Colorado ($1,746.00).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$490.00
- Alaska$1,560.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$725.19, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$750.00
- California$1,620.67
- Colorado$1,746.00
- Connecticut$1,994.72, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,577.20, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$1,893.96, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,294.40
- Georgia$424.20
- Hawaii$2,340.80, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$1,535.00
- Illinois$671.50
- Indiana$2,082.87
- Iowa$678.00
- Kansas$1,157.88
- Kentucky$1,523.25
- Louisiana$458.42
- Maine$323.61, 3 hospitals
- Maryland$1,227.18, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,217.00
- Michigan$1,518.00
- Minnesota$1,601.10
- Mississippi$635.50
- Missouri$761.40
- Montana$722.25, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$782.50
- Nevada$963.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$959.31, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$709.71
- New Mexico$507.10, 1 hospital
- New York$1,255.00
- North Carolina$577.36
- North Dakota$751.55
- Ohio$1,411.20
- Oklahoma$1,029.34, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$1,247.53, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$927.52
- Rhode Island$615.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$758.00, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$1,217.00, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$887.41
- Texas$1,327.05
- Utah$1,459.40, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$1,081.08
- Virginia$1,077.50
- Washington$895.78
- West Virginia$738.79
- Wisconsin$1,175.20
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $800.40 | $800.40 | $800.40 | 1.0× |
| Ahoskie, NC single city | 1 | $577.36 | $577.36 | $577.36 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $965.50 | $1,232.38 | $1,499.25 | 1.6× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $507.10 | $507.10 | $507.10 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $939.20 | $939.20 | $939.20 | 1.0× |
| Alturas, CA single city | 1 | $1,670.93 | $1,670.93 | $1,670.93 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $1,560.00 | $1,560.00 | $1,560.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $751.20 | $751.20 | $751.20 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $2,730.03 | $2,730.03 | $2,730.03 | 1.0× |
| Ashland, OH | 1 | $1,459.50 | $1,459.50 | $1,459.50 | 1.0× |
| Ashland, WI single city | 1 | $331.49 | $331.49 | $331.49 | 1.0× |
| Ashley, ND single city | 1 | $1,494.00 | $1,494.00 | $1,494.00 | 1.0× |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1 | $424.20 | $424.20 | $424.20 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 19 | $424.20 | $424.20 | $721.89 | 1.7× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $711.60 | $711.60 | $711.60 | 1.0× |
| Auburn, NE single city | 1 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 | 1.0× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $721.89 | $721.89 | $721.89 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,637.51 | $1,637.51 | $1,637.51 | 1.0× |
| Baker City, OR | 1 | $616.20 | $616.20 | $616.20 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $918.21 | $918.21 | $918.21 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $323.61 | $323.61 | $323.61 | 1.0× |
| Bar Harbor, ME single city | 1 | $881.10 | $881.10 | $881.10 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $999.83 | $999.83 | $999.83 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $543.66 | $543.66 | $543.66 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 | $901.55 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO one side single city | 1 | $535.60 | $535.60 | $535.60 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO both sides single city | 1 | $669.50 | $669.50 | $669.50 | 1.0× |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Big Stone Gap, VA single city | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $418.77 | $992.26 | $1,565.75 | 3.7× |
| Black River Falls, WI single city | 1 | $1,866.60 | $1,866.60 | $1,866.60 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $1,896.00 | $1,896.00 | $1,896.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $805.50 | $805.50 | $805.50 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $583.94 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | 2.6× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 8 | $1,138.95 | $2,002.05 | $4,357.00 | 3.8× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $796.80 | $796.80 | $796.80 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $1,081.08 | $1,081.08 | $1,081.08 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | 1.0× |
| Brookings, SD one side | 1 | $211.00 | $211.00 | $211.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $724.50 | $724.50 | $724.50 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $862.75 | $862.75 | $862.75 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $1,598.00 | $2,654.00 | $3,710.00 | 2.3× |
| Burlington, KS single city | 1 | $555.90 | $555.90 | $555.90 | 1.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 2 | $427.27 | $755.14 | $1,083.00 | 2.5× |
| Burns, OR single city | 1 | $1,236.00 | $1,236.00 | $1,236.00 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $511.50 | $511.50 | $511.50 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $1,142.10 | $1,142.10 | $1,142.10 | 1.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $2,088.00 | $2,088.00 | $2,088.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $1,640.60 | $1,640.60 | $1,640.60 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, KY one side single city | 1 | $2,643.00 | $2,643.00 | $2,643.00 | 1.0× |
| Carthage, MS single city | 1 | $697.50 | $697.50 | $697.50 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $621.75 | $621.75 | $621.75 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $2,667.00 | $2,667.00 | $2,667.00 | 1.0× |
| Chanute, KS one side single city | 1 | $1,316.09 | $1,316.09 | $1,316.09 | 1.0× |
| Chanute, KS both sides single city | 1 | $2,632.19 | $2,632.19 | $2,632.19 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $659.50 | $659.50 | $659.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $1,441.44 | $1,441.44 | $1,441.44 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $758.00 | $758.00 | $758.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $897.00 | $897.00 | $897.00 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $700.66 | $700.66 | $700.66 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 15 | $316.92 | $503.30 | $5,356.00 | 16.9× |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $1,714.00 | $1,714.00 | $1,714.00 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 8 | $585.20 | $1,411.20 | $2,448.00 | 4.2× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $632.00 | $632.00 | $632.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 21 | $1,107.40 | $1,499.25 | $1,640.60 | 1.5× |
| Clinton, IA one side | 1 | $678.00 | $678.00 | $678.00 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $766.20 | $766.20 | $766.20 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $326.40 | $326.40 | $326.40 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $564.16 | $709.58 | $855.00 | 1.5× |
| Columbus, OH | 4 | $675.00 | $1,020.49 | $1,756.65 | 2.6× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $845.00 | $845.00 | $845.00 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $309.60 | $309.60 | $309.60 | 1.0× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $404.07 | $404.07 | $404.07 | 1.0× |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $404.07 | $404.07 | $404.07 | 1.0× |
| Council Grove, KS single city | 1 | $1,207.80 | $1,207.80 | $1,207.80 | 1.0× |
| Cuba, NY single city | 1 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY single city | 1 | $1,389.15 | $1,389.15 | $1,389.15 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 25 | $549.00 | $1,373.11 | $2,017.80 | 3.7× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 5 | $586.80 | $678.00 | $705.68 | 1.2× |
| Dawson, MN single city | 1 | $1,303.62 | $1,303.62 | $1,303.62 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 6 | $585.20 | $585.20 | $585.20 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $486.40 | $486.40 | $486.40 | 1.0× |
| DeKalb, MS single city | 1 | $525.09 | $525.09 | $525.09 | 1.0× |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 2 | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 1 | $415.13 | $415.13 | $415.13 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $909.00 | $909.00 | $909.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 10 | $756.27 | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 | 2.5× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $738.10 | $738.10 | $738.10 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $854.00 | $854.00 | $854.00 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $983.55 | $983.55 | $983.55 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $1,118.48 | $1,118.48 | $1,118.48 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $2,870.00 | $2,870.00 | $2,870.00 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $361.26 | $361.26 | $361.26 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,038.38 | $1,175.20 | 1.3× |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 | $307.50 | 1.0× |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $948.50 | $948.50 | $948.50 | 1.0× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $792.00 | $792.00 | $792.00 | 1.0× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $3,184.39 | $3,184.39 | $3,184.39 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $1,837.20 | $1,837.20 | $1,837.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IA single city | 1 | $607.80 | $607.80 | $607.80 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $1,831.20 | $1,831.20 | $1,831.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $2,076.44 | $2,076.44 | $2,076.44 | 1.0× |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $765.00 | $765.00 | $765.00 | 1.0× |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,423.30 | $1,721.15 | $2,019.00 | 1.4× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $828.75 | $828.75 | $828.75 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $4,533.42 | $10,132.68 | $15,731.94 | 3.5× |
| Fredonia, KS single city | 1 | $1,196.46 | $1,196.46 | $1,196.46 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $1,176.80 | $1,176.80 | $1,176.80 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, MI single city | 1 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $1,017.25 | $1,861.03 | $2,704.80 | 2.7× |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $490.00 | $490.00 | $490.00 | 1.0× |
| Galax, VA single city | 1 | $1,083.29 | $1,083.29 | $1,083.29 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $1,439.97 | $1,439.97 | $1,439.97 | 1.0× |
| Goldendale, WA single city | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 | $136.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $738.10 | $738.10 | $738.10 | 1.0× |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $516.00 | $516.00 | $516.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,556.60 | $1,556.60 | $1,556.60 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 6 | $329.00 | $1,518.00 | $1,687.00 | 5.1× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $1,694.40 | $1,694.40 | $1,694.40 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $539.86 | $539.86 | $539.86 | 1.0× |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $2,102.90 | $2,102.90 | $2,102.90 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $751.50 | $751.50 | $751.50 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $981.55 | $981.55 | $981.55 | 1.0× |
| Harlan, IA single city | 1 | $342.20 | $342.20 | $342.20 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $851.92 | $1,122.22 | $1,181.42 | 1.4× |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $897.00 | $897.00 | $897.00 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $1,748.72 | $1,748.72 | $1,748.72 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $1,365.00 | $1,365.00 | $1,365.00 | 1.0× |
| Heber Springs, AR single city | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 | $307.50 | 1.0× |
| Hillsboro, OH one side single city | 1 | $1,768.80 | $1,768.80 | $1,768.80 | 1.0× |
| Hillsboro, OH both sides single city | 1 | $2,653.60 | $2,653.60 | $2,653.60 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $1,246.80 | $1,246.80 | $1,246.80 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC both sides | 1 | $1,621.20 | $1,621.20 | $1,621.20 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $1,528.00 | $1,528.00 | $1,528.00 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $463.42 | $463.42 | $463.42 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $526.41 | $526.41 | $543.66 | 1.0× |
| Hugo, CO single city | 1 | $1,746.00 | $1,746.00 | $1,746.00 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $1,699.77 | $3,099.02 | $4,498.27 | 2.6× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $8,996.81 | $8,996.81 | $8,996.81 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $9,739.46 | $9,739.46 | $9,739.46 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $1,230.60 | $2,222.00 | $4,784.40 | 3.9× |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $2,367.40 | $2,367.40 | $2,367.40 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 4 | $514.00 | $574.75 | $739.00 | 1.4× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 2 | $421.43 | $751.28 | $1,081.13 | 2.6× |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $1,250.60 | $1,250.60 | $1,250.60 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $357.82 | $357.82 | $357.82 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS one side | 2 | $653.95 | $653.95 | $653.95 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 4 | $189.20 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | 7.0× |
| Kingman, KS single city | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 | $243.00 | 1.0× |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 5 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $686.55 | $686.55 | $686.55 | 1.0× |
| Kosciusko, MS single city | 1 | $682.00 | $682.00 | $682.00 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $466.40 | $466.40 | $466.40 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 | $901.55 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $1,171.95 | $1,171.95 | $1,171.95 | 1.0× |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $721.89 | $721.89 | $721.89 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $543.55 | $543.55 | $543.55 | 1.0× |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $1,472.20 | $1,472.20 | $1,472.20 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $1,033.78 | $1,033.78 | $1,033.78 | 1.0× |
| Lanse, MI single city | 1 | $818.00 | $818.00 | $818.00 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $329.00 | $329.00 | $329.00 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $598.00 | $598.00 | $598.00 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, VA single city | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $959.31 | $1,816.66 | $2,674.00 | 2.8× |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $710.00 | $710.00 | $710.00 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $747.50 | $747.50 | $747.50 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $631.80 | $631.80 | $631.80 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, IL single city | 1 | $1,606.32 | $1,606.32 | $1,606.32 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 3 | $750.00 | $750.00 | $1,044.68 | 1.4× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 17 | $703.00 | $1,570.40 | $3,539.72 | 5.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA both sides | 2 | $4,317.00 | $4,467.13 | $4,617.25 | 1.1× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $710.40 | $710.40 | $710.40 | 1.0× |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $424.20 | $424.20 | $424.20 | 1.0× |
| Madison, FL single city | 1 | $607.70 | $607.70 | $607.70 | 1.0× |
| Madison, SD single city | 1 | $1,524.00 | $1,524.00 | $1,524.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, CT single city | 1 | $1,994.72 | $1,994.72 | $1,994.72 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $754.50 | $754.50 | $754.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $862.75 | $862.75 | $862.75 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | 1.0× |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $288.04 | $457.10 | $626.15 | 2.2× |
| Marion, VA single city | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 | $251.55 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 1 | $1,542.77 | $1,542.77 | $1,542.77 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $1,738.30 | $1,738.30 | $1,738.30 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | 1.0× |
| McCook, NE single city | 1 | $4,569.21 | $4,569.21 | $4,569.21 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $2,875.01 | $2,875.01 | $2,875.01 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 2 | $266.35 | $388.11 | $509.87 | 1.9× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 5 | $565.16 | $565.16 | $4,360.15 | 7.7× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $346.80 | $346.80 | $346.80 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 14 | $1,423.30 | $1,791.67 | $3,375.84 | 2.4× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 | $901.55 | 1.0× |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $564.00 | $564.00 | $564.00 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $2,059.97 | $2,059.97 | $2,059.97 | 1.0× |
| Mobridge, SD single city | 1 | $1,217.00 | $1,217.00 | $1,217.00 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $500.33 | $500.33 | $500.33 | 1.0× |
| Morehead, KY single city | 1 | $1,523.25 | $1,523.25 | $1,523.25 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $625.00 | $1,350.72 | $2,076.44 | 3.3× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $752.25 | $752.25 | $752.25 | 1.0× |
| Murphy, NC single city | 1 | $928.90 | $928.90 | $928.90 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $705.68 | $705.68 | $705.68 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $187.00 | $187.00 | $187.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville, IL single city | 1 | $2,329.60 | $2,329.60 | $2,329.60 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $687.66 | $1,076.78 | $1,473.14 | 2.1× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 | $901.55 | 1.0× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $872.55 | $872.55 | $872.55 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $727.50 | $727.50 | $727.50 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | $241.64 | $457.16 | $22,351.37 | 92.5× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $1,640.60 | $1,640.60 | $1,640.60 | 1.0× |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $702.30 | $702.30 | $702.30 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 61 | $548.60 | $890.00 | $6,839.00 | 12.5× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $1,088.01 | $1,088.01 | $1,088.01 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $591.68 | $591.68 | $591.68 | 1.0× |
| Ogallala, NE one side single city | 1 | $403.79 | $403.79 | $403.79 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $1,943.20 | $1,943.20 | $1,943.20 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $344.00 | $468.00 | $468.00 | 1.4× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $758.00 | $758.00 | $758.00 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 4 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | 1.0× |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $1,175.06 | $1,175.06 | $1,175.06 | 1.0× |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $1,423.30 | $1,423.30 | $1,423.30 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $472.80 | $472.80 | $472.80 | 1.0× |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 | $901.55 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $632.00 | $632.00 | $632.00 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,643.00 | $1,643.00 | $1,643.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $438.40 | $438.40 | $438.40 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia, MS single city | 1 | $926.80 | $926.80 | $926.80 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $403.60 | $551.50 | $1,536.14 | 3.8× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $674.93 | $674.93 | $674.93 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $383.50 | $383.50 | $383.50 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $1,531.10 | $1,531.10 | $1,531.10 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS both sides | 1 | $2,346.50 | $2,346.50 | $2,346.50 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $798.00 | $1,159.88 | $3,985.20 | 5.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $231.42 | $231.42 | $231.42 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $1,948.50 | $1,948.50 | $1,948.50 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI both sides | 1 | $1,957.50 | $1,957.50 | $1,957.50 | 1.0× |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $1,333.80 | $1,333.80 | $1,333.80 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $2,050.75 | $2,050.75 | $2,050.75 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $1,259.05 | $1,259.05 | $1,259.05 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $284.13 | $284.13 | $284.13 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $615.00 | $615.00 | $615.00 | 1.0× |
| Pulaski, TN single city | 1 | $2,943.86 | $2,943.86 | $2,943.86 | 1.0× |
| Quincy, CA single city | 1 | $1,206.40 | $1,206.40 | $1,206.40 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $361.26 | $361.26 | $361.26 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $927.52 | $927.52 | $927.52 | 1.0× |
| Reed City, MI single city | 1 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | $1,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $1,329.00 | $1,329.00 | $1,329.00 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,650.78 | $2,400.00 | 2.7× |
| Richmond, VA one side | 1 | $2,694.28 | $2,694.28 | $2,694.28 | 1.0× |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $701.88 | $701.88 | $701.88 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 8 | $350.16 | $1,570.40 | $3,818.47 | 10.9× |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $1,639.22 | $1,639.22 | $2,425.05 | 1.5× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $442.51 | $442.51 | $442.51 | 1.0× |
| Roseau, MN single city | 1 | $1,274.24 | $1,274.24 | $1,274.24 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR one side | 1 | $492.91 | $492.91 | $492.91 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | $3,641.00 | 1.3× |
| Saint Francis, KS single city | 1 | $919.02 | $919.02 | $919.02 | 1.0× |
| Saint Ignace, MI single city | 1 | $1,102.80 | $1,102.80 | $1,102.80 | 1.0× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $712.41 | $712.41 | $712.41 | 1.0× |
| Salmon, ID single city | 1 | $897.75 | $897.75 | $897.75 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $858.83 | $858.83 | $858.83 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $732.00 | $732.00 | $732.00 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 13 | $251.55 | $834.75 | $1,570.40 | 6.2× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 14 | $1,102.55 | $2,704.80 | $3,867.00 | 3.5× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | $2,787.60 | 1.0× |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $653.60 | $653.60 | $653.60 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | 1.0× |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $404.07 | $404.07 | $404.07 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE one side | 1 | $2,577.20 | $2,577.20 | $2,577.20 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $440.30 | $811.75 | $1,183.20 | 2.7× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | 1.0× |
| Seneca, KS single city | 1 | $1,319.40 | $1,319.40 | $1,319.40 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $1,074.16 | $1,074.16 | $1,074.16 | 1.0× |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $1,498.65 | $1,498.65 | $1,498.65 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $1,156.80 | $1,156.80 | $1,156.80 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $245.44 | $254.88 | $264.32 | 1.1× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $647.69 | $647.69 | $647.69 | 1.0× |
| Sistersville, WV single city | 1 | $750.08 | $750.08 | $750.08 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $241.64 | $241.64 | $241.64 | 1.0× |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $1,190.00 | $1,190.00 | $1,190.00 | 1.0× |
| South Boston, VA single city | 1 | $937.00 | $937.00 | $937.00 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ one side single city | 1 | $976.41 | $976.41 | $976.41 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $452.80 | $1,759.87 | $1,759.87 | 3.9× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $519.84 | $756.60 | $1,575.60 | 3.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $818.75 | $818.75 | $818.75 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $901.55 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.3× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 2 | $2,704.80 | $3,172.90 | $3,641.00 | 1.3× |
| Suffolk, VA single city | 1 | $1,077.50 | $1,077.50 | $1,077.50 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $519.00 | $519.00 | $519.00 | 1.0× |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 | $366.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 | 1.0× |
| Tell City, IN single city | 1 | $1,033.90 | $1,033.90 | $1,033.90 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | 1.0× |
| Thief River Falls, MN single city | 1 | $1,464.80 | $1,464.80 | $1,464.80 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $1,285.50 | $1,285.50 | $1,285.50 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $3,971.52 | $3,971.52 | $3,971.52 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $1,329.00 | $1,329.00 | $1,329.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $1,074.16 | $1,074.16 | $1,074.16 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 1 | $940.20 | $940.20 | $940.20 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | $1,535.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $1,487.98 | $1,487.98 | $1,487.98 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $1,332.64 | $1,332.64 | $1,332.64 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 3 | $2,340.80 | $2,340.80 | $2,340.80 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $838.08 | $838.08 | $838.08 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $2,704.80 | $2,704.80 | $3,867.00 | 1.4× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 7 | $996.60 | $1,077.50 | $1,077.50 | 1.1× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $1,645.59 | $1,645.59 | $1,645.59 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 2 | $1,077.50 | $1,485.73 | $1,893.96 | 1.8× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,038.38 | $1,175.20 | 1.3× |
| Wayne, NE single city | 1 | $1,013.20 | $1,013.20 | $1,013.20 | 1.0× |
| Wayne, NE both sides single city | 1 | $2,026.40 | $2,026.40 | $2,026.40 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $1,208.50 | $1,208.50 | $1,208.50 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $616.50 | $616.50 | $616.50 | 1.0× |
| West Point, NE one side single city | 1 | $864.00 | $864.00 | $864.00 | 1.0× |
| West Point, NE both sides single city | 1 | $1,078.00 | $1,078.00 | $1,078.00 | 1.0× |
| Weston, WV single city | 1 | $1,285.66 | $1,285.66 | $1,285.66 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $692.50 | $710.00 | $727.50 | 1.1× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $1,037.00 | $1,037.00 | $1,037.00 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $1,119.30 | $1,119.30 | $1,119.30 | 1.0× |
| Winamac, IN single city | 1 | $1,209.67 | $1,209.67 | $1,209.67 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $577.00 | $593.00 | $609.00 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,038.38 | $1,175.20 | 1.3× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $5,196.00 | $5,196.00 | $5,196.00 | 1.0× |
| Wray, CO single city | 1 | $536.49 | $536.49 | $536.49 | 1.0× |
| Ypsilanti, MI single city | 1 | $666.90 | $666.90 | $666.90 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $775.45 | $775.45 | $775.45 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, CO single city | 1 | $1,245.75 | $1,245.75 | $1,245.75 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 66821?
CPT 66821 is the billing code for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG). 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.
Is this a second cataract surgery?
No. The lens implant stays in place; the laser only clears the cloudy membrane behind it.
How long does it take?
The laser procedure usually takes only a few minutes, and most people resume normal activities soon after.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 66821 (YAG laser capsulotomy)?
$561.91 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $1,138.95 across 715 hospitals, is 2.0× that.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for YAG laser capsulotomy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for YAG laser capsulotomy has a median of $1,991.40 and the lowest a median of $395.61; at 468 of 552 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest YAG laser capsulotomy?
Among 32 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Georgia ($424.20), Louisiana ($458.42) and Alabama ($490.00), and highest in Massachusetts ($2,217.00), Indiana ($2,082.87) and Colorado ($1,746.00). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other cataract surgery prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.