Laser treatment after cataract surgery (YAG) in Columbus, OH costs $675. Here's every hospital's price.
1 hospitals in the Columbus, OH metro area publish a cash price for laser treatment after cataract surgery (yag) (CPT 66821). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Columbus, OH metro area, 1 hospitals list a cash price for laser treatment after cataract surgery (yag) (CPT 66821). The lowest is $675 at Nationwide Children's Hospital, the median is $675 and the highest is $675.
The Columbus, OH median of $675 is 25% below the national median of $902 across 427 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $33,500. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between January 2025 and July 2026. 11 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyColumbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026
Canal Winchester · 9 mi · Older file Jan 2025
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 66821. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 66821, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About laser treatment after cataract surgery (yag)
After cataract surgery, the membrane that holds the new lens can cloud over months or years later. CPT 66821 is the fix: a YAG laser opens a small hole in that membrane in a few minutes, in an office or outpatient setting, with no incision and no sedation. Vision usually clears within a day.
What the price covers
The hospital's price is the facility fee for the laser suite and staff. The ophthalmologist bills separately. There is no anesthesia provider; numbing drops are included.
Why prices vary
For a five-minute laser treatment, hospital facility fees vary widely. Many ophthalmologists perform it in their own office, where the total is often far below the hospital's facility fee. If a hospital's price looks high, it is worth asking the surgeon whether the office is an option.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 66821, facility and physician together?
- Can this be done in the surgeon's office instead of the hospital?
- Is a follow-up visit included?
Hospitals in Columbus, OH without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Galion Community HospitalNo website on record
- Grady Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Hocking Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Licking Memorial HospitalNo price file found
- Madison HealthNo price file found
- Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Mount Carmel Dublincode not in file
- Mount Carmel East & Westcode not in file
- Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Mount Carmel St Ann'scode not in file
- Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospitalcode not in file