YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $403.79 to $4,569.21, with a median of $782.50. The lowest price is at Banner Ogallala Community Hospital (Ogallala). The highest price is 11.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $782.50, is 30% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Nebraska ranks 13th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 14 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$403.79Banner Ogallala Community Hospital
Median$782.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,569.21in Nebraska
Lowest saves$378.71vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital one side lowest Ogallala · Ogallala, NE DISCISSION CATARACT MEMB LASER LT | $403.79 | $759.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $468.00 | $720.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $468.00 | $720.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE LASER SURGERY (YAG LASER) | $516.00 | $516.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $564.16 | $688.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $591.68 | $688.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser | $710.00 | $789.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $855.00 | $900.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital one side West Point · West Point, NE YAG LASER, UNILATERAL | $864.00 | $864.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $939.20 | $1,174.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE 66821 YAG; Discission of secondary membranous cataract ; laser surgery | $1,013.20 | $1,192.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $1,142.10 | $1,269.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE YAG LASER | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE IdaruCIZUMAB 5 GRAM SOLN | $4,569.21 | $5,076.90 | Dec 27, 2025 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $564.16 | $709.58 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $468.00 | $468.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $939.20 | $939.20 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $1,207.00 | $1,207.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $1,142.10 | $1,142.10 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $516.00 | $516.00 |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $710.00 | $710.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $4,569.21 | $4,569.21 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $591.68 | $591.68 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $403.79 | $403.79 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $1,013.20 | $1,013.20 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $864.00 | $864.00 |
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
- Missouri$761.40
- Montana$722.25, 4 hospitals
- 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.