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Procedure Price Lookup Tool for Medicare Patients Available Now

CMS Price Transparency Tool TO HELP U decide whether U want to Lower Your Co-Pays for Outpatient Medical Procedures Like Cataract Surgery

Posted Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 2:53 pm CT|Updated Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 2:58 pm CT

Finally CMS has Created a Tool to Help U Know Prices For Medical Procedures And Decide If U want to SAVE On CO PAYS.

Procedure Price Lookup

gives U national Average Payments to ASC- Ambul.Surgical Center & Hospital Outpatients Dept.

Example: CATARACT SURGERY

Your Co Pay at ASC is 195$

Your Co-Pay at HOPD is 349$

So U Pay 154 $ More If U get it done in Hospital Outpatient Dept.

Basically U are Paying Hospital Overheads.

For Colonoscopy,Co Pays are 98$ versus 187$ for Medicare Patients.

So U as MEDICARE PATIENT SAVE If U DO NOT Get Your Procedure done at Hospital Outpatient Department

If U are under 65 and have other Insurances--U Save BY CALLING US at 630 232 2025