YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $307.50 to $1,044.68, with a median of $750.00. The lowest price is at Baptist Health Medical Center - El Dorado (El Dorado) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 3.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $750.00, is 33% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Arkansas ranks 10th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 66821. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 28, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$307.50Baptist Health Medical Center - El Dorado + 1 more
Median$750.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,044.68in Arkansas
Lowest saves$442.50vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center - El Dorado lowest El Dorado · El Dorado, AR 66821 - POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $307.50 | $1,230.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Heber Springs lowest Heber Springs · Heber Springs, AR 66821 - POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $307.50 | $1,230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital one side Danville · Russellville, AR Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $492.91 | $985.81 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant one side Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF RECURRING CATARACT IN LENS CAPSULE USING A LASER | $750.00 | $1,250.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR REMOVAL OF RECURRING CATARACT IN LENS CAPSULE USING A LASER | $750.00 | $1,250.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Laser Yag Treatment | $828.75 | $1,275.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Laser Yag Treatment | $828.75 | $1,275.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 66821 - POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $1,044.68 | $4,178.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 3 | $750.00 | $750.00 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $828.75 | $828.75 |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Heber Springs, AR | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $492.91 | $492.91 |
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
What YAG laser capsulotomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: YAG laser capsulotomy explained.
Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in other states
- Alabama$490.00
- Alaska$1,560.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$725.19, 4 hospitals
- 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$665.00
- 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$1,236.00
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.