YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Texas
In Texas, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $187.00 to $2,017.80, with a median of $1,327.05. The lowest price is at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital (Nacogdoches). The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,327.05, is 18% above the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Texas ranks 24th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 52 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$187.00Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
Median$1,327.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,017.80in Texas
Lowest saves$1,140.05vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital lowest Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches, TX Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser | $187.00 | $624.00 | — source file |
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights · Killeen-Temple, TX Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $189.20 | $1,892.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC PR 66821 POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY CDM | $231.42 | $551.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC EYE LASER YAG | $526.41 | $1,151.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ECHG PROC EYE LASER YAG | $526.41 | $1,151.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY 1 | $543.66 | $3,952.07 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX AFTER CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $543.66 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Dallas Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) | $549.00 | $2,126.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Hc Cataract Secondary Discission (Yag Laser) | $549.00 | $2,128.58 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX EYE DISC 2ND M-CATARACT,LASER | $732.00 | $1,464.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Jps Health Network Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC YAG LAZER | $751.80 | $1,253.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche · Comanche, TX Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $845.00 | $1,300.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $958.80 | $2,397.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Memorial Hospital Henrietta · Wichita Falls, TX Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser | $1,037.00 | $1,481.00 | — source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANEOUS CATARACT;LASER SURGERY 66821 | $1,071.00 | $1,785.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman · Sherman-Denison, TX DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANEOUS CATARACT;LASER SURGERY 66821 | $1,156.80 | $1,928.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder · Snyder, TX Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser | $1,190.00 | $1,190.00 | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,324.46 | $2,207.43 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CATARACT MEMBRNE DISCISS | $1,327.05 | $2,211.75 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CATARACT MEMBRNE DISCISS | $1,327.05 | $2,211.75 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,373.11 | $2,288.51 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC AFTER CATARACT LASER | $1,637.51 | $2,729.18 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,749.00 | $2,332.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Medical Center of Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,749.00 | $2,332.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANEOUS CATARACT;LASER SURGERY 66821 | $2,017.80 | $3,363.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
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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
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 25 | $549.00 | $1,373.11 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,637.51 | $1,637.51 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 4 | $189.20 | $1,324.46 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 3 | $526.41 | $526.41 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $543.66 | $543.66 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 |
| Comanche, TX | 1 | $845.00 | $845.00 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $187.00 | $187.00 |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $231.42 | $231.42 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $732.00 | $732.00 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $1,156.80 | $1,156.80 |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $1,190.00 | $1,190.00 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $1,324.46 | $1,324.46 |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $1,037.00 | $1,037.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.