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
Compare each price against a fair, Medicare-anchored benchmark to see whether it's about fair or above the fair price.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Medical Center | Big Timber, MT | 0.20x |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Victoria | Victoria, TX | 0.32x |
| Arbour Hospital | Boston, MA | 0.37x |
| Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center | Salida, CO | 0.39x |
| Mobridge Regional Hospital - Cah | Mobridge, SD | 0.41x |
H Hospitals with the Highest Price Markups
| Hospital Name | Location | Markup vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Hospital | Pendleton, OR | 0.00x |
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights | Harker Heights, TX | 0.00x |
| Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute, LLC | Madison, NJ | 0.00x |
| Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital | Worcester, MA | 0.00x |
| Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Lakeland | Lakeland, FL | 0.00x |