YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $326.40 to $721.89, with a median of $424.20. The lowest price is at Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown (Columbus) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 2.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $424.20, is 62% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Georgia has the lowest median of 33 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$326.40Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown + 1 more
Median$424.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$721.89in Georgia
Lowest saves$97.80vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown lowest Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Laser Capsulotomy | $326.40 | $1,088.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside lowest Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Laser Capsulotomy | $326.40 | $1,088.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Laser Capsulotomy | $424.20 | $1,414.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $721.89 | $1,851.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 19 | $424.20 | $424.20 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $326.40 | $326.40 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $424.20 | $424.20 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1 | $424.20 | $424.20 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $721.89 | $721.89 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $721.89 | $721.89 |
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
- Florida$1,294.40
- 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.