Compare the Negotiated Cost of Your Care.
Federal law requires hospitals to publish negotiated insurance rates. Prices for the same procedure can vary several-fold between nearby hospitals. Search our database to inspect local pricing before scheduling treatment.
Live Index Coverage
Average self-pay discount below the insurance negotiated median, where hospitals in our index publish both prices.
Median high-to-low price spread for the same procedure across hospitals in the same market, measured across our index.
Average negotiated commercial rate in our index relative to the federal Medicare reference rate for the same procedures.
How to Find and Compare Prices
Three simple steps to decode your medical bills and pay fair rates.
Select Your Location
Choose your state and select your local metro area or city. Hospital costs vary heavily by geographic market.
Compare Real Rates
Look up your procedure. View the commercial insurance rate range vs. the cash discount rate for self-pay.
Audit Using Benchmarks
Use the Medicare standard rate multiplier to see if your hospital's price is fair or represents an excessive markup.
Insured with a High Deductible?
If you pay out of pocket before your insurance starts, you are paying the hospital's negotiated contract rate. Search local hospitals to find where your insurance network has negotiated the lowest absolute price.
Uninsured or Paying Cash?
Hospitals are legally required to list their self-pay cash discount prices. Look up cash prices to bypass insurance entirely, and use the Medicare multiplier to ask billing departments for fair self-pay discounts.
Select Your State to Compare Hospital Prices
* Hospital rate datasets are compiled and verified state-by-state. States in green are currently active; remaining states are rolling out weekly.
L Hospitals with the Lowest Price Markups
| Hospital Name | Location | Markup vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| Willapa Harbor Hospital | South Bend, WA | 0.03x |
| Louisiana Extended Care Hospital of Natchitoches | Natchitoches, LA | 0.11x |
| Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | 0.14x |
| Select Specialty Hospital - Tucson Northwest | Tucson, AZ | 0.14x |
| Select Specialty Hospital-Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | 0.14x |
H Hospitals with the Highest Price Markups
| Hospital Name | Location | Markup vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| Unity Physicians Hospital | Mishawaka, IN | 726.39x |
| Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital | Springfield, OH | 580.80x |
| Memorial Hermann Houston Physicians Hospital | Webster, TX | 522.88x |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco | Frisco, TX | 276.42x |
| Eastern State Hospital | Lexington, KY | 143.56x |