We used this service, https://www.newchoicehealth.com/ to find the lowest cost hernia surgery for my husband.
It cost us 3500 at a surgery center outside of Seattle. Even with travel costs it was 1/3 the 12-15,000 quoted by the 3 local hospitals.
I was very pleased by the entire process and transaction. The surgery center was very upscale, clean and modern.
Thanks for sharing that.
That is a different deal than attempting to negotiate for a reduced fee for cash. Even if insured and needing other than emergency surgery I will go to the surgery center in Oklahoma City or Wichita, Kansas. Their performance is excellent from what I have been able to determine. They are motivated by competition and free enterprise instead of having a monopoly. I had a procedure done in the same circumstances 8 years ago but it wasn’t cheap. In that case low bid was the last thing I wanted.
What if it is not elective though? What if it is an emergency and you have no choice but to be treated where you can as fast as you can and don’t have any means to even take care of your own affairs?