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Laser Treatment For Clouded Vision After Cataract Surgery

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$372 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$708 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,148Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $316 to $617
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,148professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 17th of 51

$468

AK $1,259UT $219

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.