YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $241.64 to $22,351.37, with a median of $458.42. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 92.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $458.42, is 59% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$241.64East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$458.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$216.78vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $241.64 | $1,726.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $241.64 | $1,726.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $241.64 | $1,726.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $241.64 | $1,726.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CAPSULOTOMY LASER >=1 STAGES | $245.44 | $944.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CAPSULOTOMY LASER >=1 STAGES | $264.32 | $944.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $311.64 | $2,226.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $346.80 | $1,156.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR DISCISSION,2ND CATARACT,LASER | $457.16 | $2,078.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $459.68 | $2,873.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CAPSULOTOMY LASER >=1 STAGES | $463.42 | $986.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $500.33 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $543.84 | $2,472.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Recurring Cataract in Lens Capsule Using Laser | $555.12 | $2,056.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $981.55 | $1,635.91 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $1,171.95 | $3,906.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 66821 YAG LASER CHARGE | $1,943.20 | $2,429.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | $241.64 | $457.16 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $245.44 | $254.88 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $981.55 | $981.55 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $463.42 | $463.42 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $1,171.95 | $1,171.95 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $346.80 | $346.80 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $500.33 | $500.33 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $1,943.20 | $1,943.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $241.64 | $241.64 |
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
- Kentucky$1,523.25
- 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.