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How it works

Find a procedure, compare what hospitals actually charge, and trace every number back to its source.

1. Search for a procedure or hospital

Start from the procedures list to compare one service across hospitals, or from the hospitals list to see everything a single hospital publishes. You can also browse by state.

2. Compare three kinds of price

Every hospital publishes its charges in three forms, and they can differ by an order of magnitude:

3. Read the numbers carefully

We report a representative facilityprice per procedure — the cost of the hospital's service itself — and try to exclude separate professional or component line items that would otherwise make a price look misleadingly low. Prices are shown exactly as each hospital reports them.

These figures are for comparison and information only. They are not a quote and not a guarantee of what you'll be billed — your final cost depends on your specific care, your insurance, and the hospital. Always confirm directly before a procedure.

4. Verify the source

Every hospital page links to the exact machine-readable file the prices came from and the date we ingested it. If something looks wrong, you can check the original — and tell us so we can fix it. For the full sourcing and pricing logic, see our methodology.