Participate As a Provider
Help us expand quality care to a broader patient base, offering them simpler, more affordable pricing. Participation is easy, and basic plans are free.
Benefits of Listing With Us
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Be part of locale-specific directory listings. Patients are online, searching for
facilities in your general area, looking for specific specialties and services. We help more of those
patients find you, learn more important details about you, and get in touch with you. Basic services for a single facility are free!
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We make it easy to take the next step. Whether required by government regulation or simply to stay competitive,
providers will likely need to publish some pricing in the near future. Whatever stage you're in, and whatever your comfort level, we have options for you.
We can help you present yourself clearly in this new world, without disrupting care for the insured – all while helping you attract new patients.
The basic plan is free!
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You're in good company. Hundreds of providers across the U.S. already publish prices online, whether with us or not.
They are ahead of the curve, and most are open about advantages they're seeing. We offer providers of all sizes dedicated marketing space on our website.
You set your own terms. And we display your locations and services in patient search results.
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A significant audience is waiting for you. The number of uninsured, underinsured, and those with high deductibles is large and growing.
They and others, including those on Medicare and those struggling to pay their bills, are looking for services priced more simply and more affordably,
whether those services are covered by insurance or not. Most providers fail to reach these paying customers in their marketing. We'll help you reach them.
Compare Our Plans
Directory-only Listing
Standard Listing
Provider included in location-specific specialty directories, optimized for search engines
Receive patient referrals based on requests for service and pricing info in your area
Custom page design available, adding content from the provider's website
and optimizing for search engines (one-time fee required)
Dedicated space for marketing with a custom, dedicated url
Procedures listed by the provider appear on provider's dedicated space, optimized for search engines
Qualifying procedures listed by the provider appear on procedure pages specific to each procedure and locale, optimized for search engines
Support for organizations with multiple facilities, including coordinated listings and shared catalogs & prices
Starting price
Free!
Unlimited term
Unlimited term
Free!
Unlimited term
Unlimited term
Plan Pricing
All prices are one-time fees (not annual rates) paid in US dollars (e.g. $25 paid upfront for the entire 2-year term).
Standard Plans
2-Year
Term
Term
3-Year
Term
Term
5-Year
Term
Term
10-Year
Term
Term
Unlimited Term
1 Facility Basic – Dedicated price list pages and complete directory listing for a single provider facility. Up to 5 price list items included.
Free
2 Facilities / 10 Items Each – Dedicated price list pages and complete directory listings for up to 2 facilities. Up to 10 price list items per facility included.
$25
$35
$50
$85
5 Facilities / 25 Items Each – Dedicated price list pages and complete directory listings for up to 5 facilities. Up to 25 price list items per facility included.
$50
$70
$100
$170
10 Facilities / 50 Items Each – Dedicated price list pages and complete directory listings for up to 10 facilities. Up to 50 price list items per facility included.
$100
$140
$200
$340
15 Facilities / 75 Items Each – Dedicated price list pages and complete directory listings for up to 15 facilities. Up to 75 price list items per facility included.
$150
$210
$300
$510
20 Facilities / Over 75 Items Each – Dedicated price list pages and complete directory listings for up to 20 facilities. Over 75 price list items per facility included.
$200
$280
$400
$680
Custom Setup – Custom setup of price listing pages for a single facility. Includes consultation, customizing of descriptive text and images (sent from provider
or pulled from provider's website by Pricing Healthcare), and optimization for search engines and general look-and-feel.
One-time fee for initial page setup. Not a recurring cost. Ask about discounts for multiple facilities.
$99
Directory Listing Plans
1-Year
Term
Term
2-Year
Term
Term
5-Year
Term
Term
10-Year
Term
Term
Unlimited Term
Basic Limited – Limited directory listing for 1 provider facility. No logo, no website link, no custom description text.
Limited listings are displayed less prominently than complete subscriber listings in search results.
Free
1 Facility – Complete directory listing for 1 provider facility. Includes optional logo, website link, and custom description text.
$5
$8
$18
$30
2 Facilities – Complete directory listings for 2 provider facilities. Includes optional logo, website link, and custom description text.
$8
$12
$28
$48
5 Facilities – Complete directory listings for 5 provider facilities. Includes optional logo, website link, and custom description text.
$18
$28
$64
$108
10 Facilities – Complete directory listings for 10 provider facilities. Includes optional logo, website link, and custom description text.
$30
$48
$108
$180
20 Facilities – Complete directory listings for 20 provider facilities. Includes optional logo, website link, and custom description text.
$50
$80
$180
$300
Custom Setup – Custom setup of complete directory listing for a single facility. Includes consultation, customizing of descriptive text and images (sent from provider
or pulled from provider's website by Pricing Healthcare), and optimization for search engines and general look-and-feel.
One-time fee for initial setup. Not a recurring cost. Ask about discounts for multiple facilities.
$49
Frequently Asked Questions
How It Works
What is the primary focus of PricingHealthcare.com?
In its most basic form, the site acts as a simple, plain-text search engine dedicated to healthcare facilities and their services.
If you were to compare our limited directory listings to white pages, complete directory listings would be like yellow pages, and dedicated page listings like full front-page ads.
Our site allows patient consumers to find facilities in their area by specialty. It also helps them find providers performing a specific service. This by itself is extremely valuable.
But the real substance of what we do is to help providers publish simplified pricing with facilities' procedure lists, which more and more consumers are desperate for. But whether providers choose to list procedure prices or not, providers can market themselves on our site for very little cost. We keep fees low to encourage participation. As consumer and provider adoption grows, the usefulness of the site also grows.
Access to our site is free and open to anyone in the world wanting to view prices and other information posted by healthcare providers throughout the U.S.
But the real substance of what we do is to help providers publish simplified pricing with facilities' procedure lists, which more and more consumers are desperate for. But whether providers choose to list procedure prices or not, providers can market themselves on our site for very little cost. We keep fees low to encourage participation. As consumer and provider adoption grows, the usefulness of the site also grows.
Access to our site is free and open to anyone in the world wanting to view prices and other information posted by healthcare providers throughout the U.S.
What types of healthcare providers can participate?
We encourage providers of any size and specialty to participate, including primary care, hospitals, surgery centers, dentistry, eye care,
chiropractic and alternative medicine, psychology and mental health, long-term care, and more. See the complete list of specialties we support.
Whether providing care in a physical facility or operating at customer residences or on the road, we allow providers to list virtually any kind of healthcare service or procedure, including those which may be considered non-standard or not covered by insurance. We expect the types of providers represented on our site to continue to expand, in all areas of the country.
Whether providing care in a physical facility or operating at customer residences or on the road, we allow providers to list virtually any kind of healthcare service or procedure, including those which may be considered non-standard or not covered by insurance. We expect the types of providers represented on our site to continue to expand, in all areas of the country.
Insurance, Worker's Comp, and Medicare
Does listing non-insurance pricing online impact the insurance side of my business?
Not at all. Providers posting prices for cash or direct paying patients usually still accept insurance, and have been doing so for years
with no issues. The two are separate from each other.
Won't insurance carriers and worker’s comp. groups complain if my cash rates are lower than what they're paying?
Almost every insurer in the country negotiates with each vendor separately. It would be very difficult for them
to compare publicized cash rates to what they're paying, especially for bundled services.
But third party payers also understand that a more direct payment model, even for an identical medical procedure, is a very different product that costs the provider less and can be priced lower. In a simpler payment model, those who pay the full balance upfront require almost no paperwork or costly regulatory oversight. There is also no need for collections, nor any risk of underpayment.
But third party payers also understand that a more direct payment model, even for an identical medical procedure, is a very different product that costs the provider less and can be priced lower. In a simpler payment model, those who pay the full balance upfront require almost no paperwork or costly regulatory oversight. There is also no need for collections, nor any risk of underpayment.
Will insured patients complain about rates that are lower in a simpler model?
Hopefully. Maybe they will start requesting to use the simpler model themselves, saving providers a lot of money and extra hassel.
In a simpler model, a provider's rates apply the same for everyone, regardless of coverage, and whether or not they choose to use their coverage to pay for care.
Why would Medicare patients care about this site?
It's true that 80% of Medicare-approved charges are paid for by the government, making it the lowest cost option for Medicare patients.
However, some healthcare services are not covered by Medicare. More importantly, a large and growing number of providers and facilities do not accept new Medicare patients,
making some high quality physicians and specialists out of reach. Consequently, many Medicare patients are looking for affordable options outside of Medicare.
Nothing prevents a Medicare patient from going outside the government insurance program to pay for care more directly, and a provider's rates in a simpler model
would apply to them as well as anyone else.
Medicare patients should understand that if they choose more direct pricing, Medicare will not reimburse for any portion of the cost.
Am I allowed to post prices online if our practice accepts Medicare?
Yes. Medicare doesn't allow any kind of financial inducement toward Medicare patients to come to a facility,
but cash rates and other listed prices don't offer such an inducement when the facility will not be filing Medicare claims for the procedure.
Other Business Concerns
Doesn't the publicizing of rates just set a provider up to be undercut by other facilities?
We haven’t seen that at all, and we're pretty sure we know why. Patients are concerned
more about quality care that is affordable than getting the absolute cheapest rate. In fact, there's evidence they get nervous when
they can sense their care is being cheapened in a price war. This is even more obvious with employers who use simpler pricing models.
We haven’t seen a race to the bottom, nor any wholesale efforts to undercut competition.
Once our site’s visitors see that a provider’s rates are reasonable, they tend to stop looking much at the price and start digging into what reviews and quality information are available. This is why Pricing Healthcare tries to encourage a provider to promote their service and quality record in descriptive text.
Once our site’s visitors see that a provider’s rates are reasonable, they tend to stop looking much at the price and start digging into what reviews and quality information are available. This is why Pricing Healthcare tries to encourage a provider to promote their service and quality record in descriptive text.
What are the pros and cons of being the first provider to list prices in an area?
The pros? Getting in on the ground floor as an early participant (for free), greater visibility, being seen as a leader in the space,
and helping make the marketplace a success. You may feel there are cons for extra visibility in your area, such as possible attention from the local press, or an insurer that
makes you nervous. But if you have those types of concerns, starting with a directory listing (and not posting procedure prices) may be the right way for you to dip
a toe into the water.
