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Laser treatment after cataract surgery (YAG) in New York, NY-NJ costs $562 to $5,086. Here's every hospital's price.

31 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 31 hospitals list a cash price for laser treatment after cataract surgery (yag) (CPT 66821). The lowest is $562 at Kings County Hospital Center, the median is $1,342 and the highest is $5,086 at Hudson Regional Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 9.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $1,342 is 49% above the national median of $902 across 427 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

39 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $18 to $25,798. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 71 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.

$562
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Kings County Hospital Center · 9 mi
$780 below the median
$1,342
median cash price
31 hospitals
9.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
31/110
hospitals with a cash price
71 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$562
list $801 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$562
list $785 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$562
list $790 · lowest of 7 lines
4
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$562
list $801 · lowest of 9 lines
5
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$637
list $2,535 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$637
list $2,349
7
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$649
list $1,396 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$649
list $2,261 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$649
list $1,396 · lowest of 4 lines
10
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$649
list $1,396 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Metropolitan Hospital Center

New York · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$649
list $1,396 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Harlem Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$649
list $1,396 · lowest of 4 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 66821. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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 New York, NY-NJ without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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