YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $705.43 to $2,643.00, with a median of $1,523.25. The lowest price is at CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf (Berea). The highest price is 3.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,523.25, is 36% above the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Kentucky ranks 27th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 7 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$705.43CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf
Median$1,523.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,643.00in Kentucky
Lowest saves$817.82vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf lowest Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY Discission2nd CataractLaser | $705.43 | $1,456.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Discission,2Nd Cataract,Laser | $747.50 | $1,868.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital one side Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY REMOVAL OF RECURRING CATARACT IN LENS CAPSULE USING A LASER | $1,389.15 | $1,984.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $1,523.25 | $2,031.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages) | $1,738.30 | $4,345.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB LASER TREATMENT EYE | $2,202.86 | $2,202.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital one side Carrollton · Carrollton, KY CAPSULOTOMY YAG LEFT,LEFT | $2,643.00 | $4,405.00 | Aug 17, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $2,643.00 | $2,643.00 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $1,389.15 | $1,389.15 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $2,202.86 | $2,202.86 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $747.50 | $747.50 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $1,738.30 | $1,738.30 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $1,523.25 | $1,523.25 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 1 | $705.43 | $705.43 |
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
- 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
- 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.