YAG laser capsulotomy cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for laser treatment of clouding after cataract surgery (YAG): from $331.49 to $2,400.00, with a median of $1,175.20. The lowest price is at Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center (Ashland). The highest price is 7.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,175.20, is 5% above the US median of $1,120.76.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($561.91).
- Wisconsin ranks 20th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 33 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 Oct 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$331.49Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
Median$1,175.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,400.00in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$843.71vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center lowest Ashland · Ashland, WI Fac/Discission 2nd Cataract Laser | $331.49 | $348.94 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC PBB AFTER CATARACT LASER | $421.43 | $561.91 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN HCHG 66821 YAG LASER SURGERY | $466.40 | $1,166.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HCHG 66821 YAG LASER SURGERY | $539.86 | $1,166.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI DISC SECNDRY MEMB CATARACT LSR-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI DISC SECNDRY MEMB CATARACT LSR-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI YAG LASER CAPS-EXT SHARE CARE-TECH | $901.55 | $949.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI HC YAG LASER SURGERY | $1,081.13 | $1,481.00 | Jul 19, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Post-Cataract Laser Surgery | $1,175.20 | $1,808.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG DISCISSION OF SECONDARY MEMBRANOUS CATARACT | $1,423.30 | $2,541.60 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser | $1,694.40 | $2,118.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI DISCUSSION SECONDARY CATARACT LASER SURGERY | $1,866.60 | $2,074.00 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI HC YAG LASER SURGERY | $1,948.50 | $2,598.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital Cumberland · Rice Lake, WI Laser Surgery (YAG) Cataract | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 | Apr 16, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $901.55 | $1,175.20 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,038.38 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 2 | $421.43 | $751.28 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,650.78 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,038.38 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $901.55 | $1,038.38 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Ashland, WI | 1 | $331.49 | $331.49 |
| Black River Falls, WI | 1 | $1,866.60 | $1,866.60 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $1,694.40 | $1,694.40 |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $539.86 | $539.86 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $466.40 | $466.40 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $1,423.30 | $1,423.30 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $901.55 | $901.55 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $1,948.50 | $1,948.50 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $1,175.20 | $1,175.20 |
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
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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
- Virginia$1,077.50
- Washington$895.78
- West Virginia$738.79
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.