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Laser Treatment For Clouded Vision After Cataract Surgery

Maryland rates for HCPCS 66821

Months or years after cataract surgery, the thin membrane that holds the artificial lens in place can become cloudy, a common and separate condition sometimes called a secondary cataract. This procedure uses a laser to create a small opening in that cloudy membrane, restoring clear vision without any incision into the eye. It is typically a quick, in-office treatment rather than a surgical trip to the operating room.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment For Clouded Vision After Cataract Surgery cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $589 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$339 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$427 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $295 to $977Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $295 to $813
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 28th of 51

$398

AK $933NC $331

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.