YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $452.80 to $1,759.87, with a median of $761.40. The lowest price is at Citizens Memorial Hospital (Bolivar). The highest price is 3.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $761.40, is 32% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Missouri ranks 12th 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 15, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$452.80Citizens Memorial Hospital
Median$761.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,759.87in Missouri
Lowest saves$308.60vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Memorial Hospital lowest Bolivar · Springfield, MO AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $452.80 | $566.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital one side Bethany · Bethany, MO YAG LASER SEC CAT LT | $535.60 | $824.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital one side Clinton · Clinton, MO REMOVAL OF RECURRING CATARACT IN LENS CAPSULE USING A LASER | $600.00 | $1,000.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center one side Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LT | $653.95 | $1,189.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center one side Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LT | $653.95 | $1,189.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 66821 YAG/LASER CAPSULOTOM | $710.40 | $888.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Laser Yag Treatment | $756.60 | $1,164.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Laser Yag Treatment | $756.60 | $1,164.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO LASER SURGERY (ONE OR MORE STAGES) | $766.20 | $1,277.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO IRIDOCAPSULOTOMY BY LASER | $818.75 | $1,637.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO YAG CAPSULOTOMY SEC MEMBRA | $872.55 | $1,939.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Laser Yag Treatment | $1,214.78 | $1,868.90 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Laser Yag Treatment | $1,250.60 | $1,924.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Laser Yag Treatment | $1,575.60 | $2,424.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Laser Yag Treatment | $1,759.87 | $2,707.50 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Laser Yag Treatment | $1,759.87 | $2,707.50 | Jun 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $756.60 | $985.69 |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $452.80 | $1,759.87 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $653.95 | $653.95 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $535.60 | $535.60 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $766.20 | $766.20 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $1,250.60 | $1,250.60 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $710.40 | $710.40 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $872.55 | $872.55 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $818.75 | $818.75 |
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
- 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
- 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.