YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $404.07 to $3,985.20, with a median of $927.52. The lowest price is at Robert Packer Hospital (Sayre) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 9.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $927.52, is 17% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Pennsylvania ranks 16th 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$404.07Robert Packer Hospital + 2 more
Median$927.52half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,985.20in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$523.45vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Packer Hospital lowest Sayre · Sayre, PA HC Fac Discission,2nd Cataract,Laser | $404.07 | $505.09 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus lowest Towanda · Sayre, PA HC Fac Discission,2nd Cataract,Laser | $404.07 | $505.09 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital lowest Troy · Sayre, PA HC Fac Discission,2nd Cataract,Laser | $404.07 | $505.09 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) | $541.00 | $2,349.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) | $562.00 | $2,349.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $792.00 | $1,584.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA YAG LASER CAPSULOTOMY | $798.00 | $1,330.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $799.00 | $1,598.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY Tech | $851.92 | $3,566.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 66821 Laser Capsulotomy (Yag) | $927.52 | $3,566.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY Tech | $1,033.78 | $3,566.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 66821 AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY Tech | $1,122.22 | $3,566.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc After Cataract Laser Surg | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc After Cataract Laser Surg | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc After Cataract Laser Surg | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc After Cataract Laser Surg | $1,164.00 | $2,910.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 66821 Laser Capsulotomy (Yag) | $1,181.42 | $3,566.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC DISCISSION,2ND CATARACT,YAG LASER | $1,520.75 | $1,975.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA YAG LASER | $3,985.20 | $6,642.00 | Feb 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6 | $541.00 | $1,164.00 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $798.00 | $1,159.88 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $851.92 | $1,122.22 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $404.07 | $404.07 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $792.00 | $792.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $1,033.78 | $1,033.78 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $927.52 | $927.52 |
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
- 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
- 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.