YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $251.55 to $2,694.28, with a median of $1,077.50. The lowest price is at Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 10.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,077.50, is 4% below the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Virginia ranks 17th 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 24, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$251.55Johnston Memorial Hospital + 3 more
Median$1,077.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,694.28in Virginia
Lowest saves$825.95vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston Memorial Hospital lowest Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $251.55 | $1,677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital lowest Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $251.55 | $1,677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital lowest Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $251.55 | $1,677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital lowest Marion · Marion, VA HC POST-CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $251.55 | $1,677.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $897.00 | $1,794.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $897.00 | $1,794.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $937.00 | $1,874.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Laser Capsulotomy | $996.60 | $1,661.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Discission Cataract Yag Laser | $1,077.50 | $2,155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages) | $1,083.29 | $2,708.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center one side Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Laser Capsulotomy|LEFT SIDE | $2,694.28 | $4,490.47 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 7 | $996.60 | $1,077.50 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $897.00 | $897.00 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $1,083.29 | $1,083.29 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $897.00 | $897.00 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $251.55 | $251.55 |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $2,694.28 | $2,694.28 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $937.00 | $937.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $1,077.50 | $1,077.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $1,077.50 | $1,077.50 |
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
- Texas$1,327.05
- Utah$1,459.40, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$1,081.08
- Washington$895.78
- West Virginia$738.79
- Wisconsin$1,175.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.