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Use the Sidecar healthcare Calculator to inform your choices and take control of your costs.

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Paying doctors directly at the time of care often results in significantly lower costs compared to the rates typically paid by insurance companies. The prices shown here reflect those lower direct- pay rates, giving you a clear picture of how much you can save by choosing to pay directly.

Annual physical exam
Average cash price $397
 ACL knee surgery
Average cash price $7,051
 Colonoscopy
Average cash price $1,136
 Tonsil and adenoid removal
Average cash price $3,853

Note: Prices listed above are averages. Actual price varies by location.

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Roland

Hi. My name is Roland, and I am planning to get an annual physical exam.

I have insurance and will pay directly, in- full at the time of service.

Can you let me know the cost, and if you offer any direct-pay or cash-pay discounts?

How costs are calculated

Sidecar Health analyzes and aggregates data from a number of sources to provide average prices for every procedure, test and drug in the U.S. health system.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

Sidecar Health offers and administers a variety of plans including ACA compliant and excepted benefit plans. Coverage and plan options may vary or may not be available in all states.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure.You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed. Provider data, including price data, provided in part by Turquoise Health.

The site is not a substitute for medical or healthcare advice and does not serve as a recommendation for a particular provider or type of medical or healthcare.