CPT 66821

Cataract Surgery

Current code36 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

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What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Other government program: TRICARE, VA, Indian Health Service, workers' compensation, or another public program.

Prices for CPT 66821 by hospital
Hospital	Other government program rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$1,181	$2,952
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,410 – $2,116	$2,015 – $3,022
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$94.25 – $1,907Doctor’s fee: $377 – $1,231	$145 – $2,934Doctor’s fee: $580 – $1,894
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$1,181	$2,952
Mason General Hospital & Family of ClinicsShelton	—	$1,499	$1,998
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$1,181	$2,952
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$1,181	$2,952
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$1,181	$2,952
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27	—	$1,181	$2,952
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,118 – $1,677	$1,597 – $2,396
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$1,183	$2,320

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $388 in an office; $315 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $346 in an office; $283 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $562 (APC 5481)
Surgery center payment (national): $302

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 66821:

66821P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)
66821T (with a letter after it, T; 2 price lines)