Surgery and procedures CPT 66821 California Outpatient

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) cost in California

In California, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $624.25 to $3,818.47, with a median of $2,704.80. The lowest price is at UC San Diego Medical Center (San Diego). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$624.25UC San Diego Medical Center

Median$2,704.80half pay less

Highest$3,818.47in California

Lowest saves$2,080.55vs the median

Hospitals in California, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal Of Recurring Cataract In Lens Capsule Using Laser	$624.25	$1,135.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser)	$703.00	$2,218.15	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA YAG LASER SURGERY	$703.00	$2,379.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Tahoe Forest Hospital District Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	$1,266.00	$1,266.00	Jul 6, 2026 source file
Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA OPG - 1	$1,550.64	$2,385.60	Nov 26, 2025 source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Moreno Valley, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$1,570.40	$3,020.00	— source file
Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,432.50	$6,950.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY	$2,704.80	$4,830.00	— source file
Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA After Cataract Laser Surgery	$2,751.50	$2,751.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Incise 2ndary Cataract Stab	$2,787.60	$6,969.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 1	$3,539.72	$5,445.73	Nov 26, 2025 source file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Capsulotomy by Laser	$3,818.47	$3,818.47	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	14	$703.00	$1,570.40
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	9	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	4	$624.25	$1,570.40
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3	$1,570.40	$1,570.40
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	3	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	3	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Vallejo, CA	2	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Fresno, CA	1	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Los Angeles, CA	1	$1,570.40	$1,570.40
Moreno Valley, CA	1	$1,570.40	$1,570.40
Modesto, CA	1	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Ontario, CA	1	$1,570.40	$1,570.40
Richmond, CA	1	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1	$2,704.80	$2,704.80
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA	1	$1,266.00	$1,266.00

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.

Laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.