Health Cost MD

Healthcare costs are impossible to figure out. We think that patients deserve to access healthcare costs before taking vitally important decisions for you and your loved ones. We think that with your help we can increase transparency and make a real difference to patient lives. We have created HealthcostMD to transparently share costs - costs that we obtain from Medicare data and from users sharing their costs.

We hope that you will join us in increasing cost transparency in this extraordinarily opaque market and share your cost data with the community. We know that cost transparency is very difficult and so we have created Healthcost MD by combining clinical medical knowledge with healthcare costs. Therefore you can also use the app to explore diagnoses, treatments and the costs for your condition. For now, the app shows 2016 Medicare prices for available test, treatments for over 2000 conditions.

With your shared costs we will start showing actual cost ranges. To share costs simply select the zip code and follow along. Typically the most comprehensive source of your costs is the 'Explanation of Benefits' form that insurance companies provide.

IMPORTANT disclaimer - We do not and never will collect any personally identifiable data. The only data we collect is the costs that you share with us which we statistically analyze for better cost information.

So go ahead, use the app for unparalleled transparency to obtain healthcare cost estimates. Empower yourself with increased confidence to face the challenge of keeping good health at lower costs.

We are all about contributing to and benefiting from the common good, so join in and get involved!