Procedure cost guides
Start with the common price-shopping question, then drill into the exact hospital billing groups before comparing cash prices and negotiated rates.
How much does an MRI cost?
Compare hospital-published MRI cash prices and negotiated rates. cleartau currently maps this topic to brain MRI prices because body area and contrast materially change the bill.
How much does a CT scan cost?
Compare hospital-published CT scan cash prices and negotiated rates. cleartau currently maps this topic to CT abdomen and pelvis because CT prices vary heavily by body area and contrast.
How much does a colonoscopy cost?
Compare hospital-published colonoscopy prices across screening, diagnostic, biopsy, and polypectomy billing groups.
How much does an ER visit cost?
Compare hospital-published emergency room visit prices by evaluation-and-management level.
How much does an X-ray cost?
Compare hospital-published X-ray prices. cleartau currently maps this topic to chest X-ray prices because X-ray costs vary by body area and number of views.
How much does a knee replacement cost?
Compare hospital-published knee replacement prices across outpatient CPT, inpatient MS-DRG, and APR-DRG severity billing groups.
How much does a hip replacement cost?
Compare hospital-published hip replacement prices across outpatient CPT, inpatient MS-DRG, and APR-DRG severity billing groups.
How much does a hysteroscopy cost?
Compare what hysteroscopy can cost and how hospital-published prices differ by diagnostic vs. surgical billing codes, anesthesia, and facility setting.
How much does a laparoscopic hysterectomy cost?
Compare laparoscopic hysterectomy prices and what changes the bill, including uterus weight codes, anesthesia, inpatient vs. outpatient setting, and pathology.
How much does a C-section cost?
Compare hospital-published C-section delivery prices across professional CPT and inpatient MS-DRG billing groups.
How much does urgent care cost?
What an urgent care visit costs with and without insurance, and how it compares to an emergency room — typically a fraction of the price for the same minor complaint.
How much does it cost to have a baby?
What it costs to have a baby in the US — vaginal delivery and C-section — with and without insurance, including the newborn's separate charges that are easy to overlook.
How much does a blood test cost?
What common blood tests cost with and without insurance. cleartau maps this topic to the complete blood count (CBC) because price varies enormously by which test and where it is drawn.