YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Florida
In Florida, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $438.40 to $4,360.15, with a median of $1,294.40. The lowest price is at Doctors' Memorial Hospital (Perry). The highest price is 9.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,294.40, is 15% above the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Florida ranks 23rd 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 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$438.40Doctors' Memorial Hospital
Median$1,294.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,360.15in Florida
Lowest saves$856.00vs the median
Hospitals in Florida, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors' Memorial Hospital lowest Perry · Perry, FL YAG CAPSULOTOMY | $438.40 | $1,096.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $565.16 | — | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $565.16 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $565.16 | — | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Madison · Madison, FL YAG LASER SURGERY | $607.70 | $1,215.40 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $779.10 | $1,113.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Orlando · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Yag Post/Laser Capsulotomy | $1,294.40 | $3,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Halifax Health /UF Health Medical Center Deltona · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL YAG LASER OPHTH UHS OS | $1,536.00 | $1,920.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Halifax hospital medical center Daytona Beach · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL YAG LASER OD | $1,536.00 | $1,920.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart · Port St. Lucie, FL POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $2,050.75 | $3,155.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $4,360.15 | — | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 5 | $565.16 | $565.16 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 4 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 2 | $1,536.00 | $1,536.00 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 2 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 1 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 |
| Madison, FL | 1 | $607.70 | $607.70 |
| Perry, FL | 1 | $438.40 | $438.40 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 1 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $2,050.75 | $2,050.75 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $1,294.40 | $1,294.40 |
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
- 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
- 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.