Is price transparency where
health care is heading? We think
so. Sure, more Americans have
health insurance thanks to the
Affordable Care Act, but they're
also shouldering much more of the
financial burden for their own
care. Ready or not, showing
patients exactly where their
healthcare dollars are going is set
to be one of the hottest surgical
trends in the coming years.
Setting the
wheels in motion
Turning an idea, no matter how
promising it sounds, into reality is
a huge challenge. Making the
price transparency model
work here at our sur-
gery center in
rural Utah was-
n't as sim-
ple as
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When prospective patients visit the St.
George Surgical Center website
(sgsc.net), the first thing they see is an
interactive tool that lets them get an
instant surgery quote. Consumers can
either click on a body diagram or use a
pair of dropdown menus (procedure cat-
egory and the procedure itself) to see a
list of procedures and prices. A sampling
of the all-inclusive pricing.
Free Instant Surgery Quote
PROCEDURE ALL-INCLUSIVE PRICE
Colonoscopy $950
Dilation and curettage $1,600
Adenoidectomy $2,395
Pars plana vitrectomy $2,395
Incisional hernia $3,750
Rhinoplasty $4,545
Achilles tendon repair $5,265
ACL repair $5,935
Abdominoplasty $6,810
Hip arthroscopy, complex $8,590
PRICE TRANSPARENCY
Instant Online Price Quote
