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Sane7 t1_izfnjwv wrote

Well done!

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2worms t1_izfrts3 wrote

I checked if the estimate I got from my provider matched your tool’s—spot on! Thanks for building this!

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thetaterman314 t1_izfsfwu wrote

Saving this to use next time I need medical care

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Space_Brat t1_izfuzxx wrote

This is so cool, just sent it to some friends in MA too, and will definitely be using it next time I, or a family member needs a procedure done. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

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fit_geek t1_izfwb46 wrote

Dude awesome work. the only thing I would suggest is a pass through on yur data sources on the results page

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dca_user t1_izfx6wh wrote

Thank you so much!! Do u mind if I PM you? I want to do something similar for another part of healthcare, b/c I’m concerned bout prices. Would love to bounce the idea off of you.

Thanks!

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Chefitutide t1_izfy09q wrote

Dude! I was just searching around myself for an MRI . This helped so much!!!

If you need help in the future and you want to take it nation wide, please let me know. I'd be glad to put in so help.

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FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_izfyygt wrote

BTW are these prices all-in or are they still subject to "oh that's just for the surgery/surgeon but doesn't include the anesthesiologist" sort of thing?

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miraj31415 t1_izg2k7l wrote

It didn't show any hospitals in Boston/Brookline for C-sections with UHC insurance. Sounds like bad data.

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DangleBopp t1_izg2qaw wrote

This is gonna help so many people, this should be a thing everywhere

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Codspear t1_izg30ex wrote

This is actually useful. I applaud you for making something that isn’t solely just another way to market ads.

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schoolbusserman t1_izg6sgo wrote

Wow interesting. For example, the Knee Replacement (Total Knee Replacement) surgery at Lowell general hospital is listed as $1,794 which seems super low. Then at St Elizabeth's its $42,000. Is it possible that different hospitals are including different services and medical devices under the same procedure? I can't imagine compensating a surgeon, anesthetist, etc for $1794 not to mention the cost of the knee replacement part.

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Key-Ad-8468 t1_izgaqt6 wrote

I’d love to help add insurance data for tufts health plan Medicare preferred products

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HardRockGeologist t1_izgfajp wrote

Very nice!

Any plans to include Medicare as one of the insurers? I'm sitting here looking at a cast covered foot, the result of a calcaneal osteotomy (type of foot surgery) I had a week ago. Any plans to add foot surgeries to the list of procedures?

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Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_izgndyn wrote

So I wanted to see how this worked and I did an MRI in my hometown with my insurance and it gave me something in the 4200 range. When I scrolled to the bottom and there are other hospitals listed, there was one two towns over that listed it for $3. What's up with that?

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whitlink t1_izgqqls wrote

This is fucking awesome. You are a good person and I hope life treats you well. Expand this to other states and put some advertising on it to make some money for your work because you deserve it. One more thing , I looked up mris just to check it out and saw some places that said 3 bucks. Is that correct?

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Alebrosch t1_izgs5ly wrote

> 1. INFORMATION COLLECTED BY FINESTRA

>> a. Collection of Personal Information

>> (…) We may collect personal information about consumers that is considered “protected health information” (“PHI”) that we receive directly from you. PHI is governed by the privacy, security, and breach notification provisions of federal laws known as HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) and HITECH (the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Public Law 111-5), and their implementing regulations (Parts 160 and 164 of the Code of Federal Regulations). State law may provide additional requirements for PHI. This Privacy Policy does not cover PHI we collect about you because we are not a healthcare provider, or otherwise a covered entity or business associate subject to HIPAA.

> 2. USE OR DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

>>(…) We may share your Personal Information and non-identifying information that we collect from you with our parent, subsidiaries, divisions, or affiliates.

>>(…) The Personal Information and non-identifying information we collect from you may be used as follows

>>(…) ix. as an asset in connection with a proposed or actual merger or sale (including any transfers made as part of an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding) involving all or part of our business or as part of a corporate reorganization, stock sale or other change in control.

Be wary of internet dwellers inviting you to share your personal medical and location data. This will be a great tool for whichever insurance company buys this startup to adjust their rates and fees based on localized medical inquiries.

Re: Privacy Policy

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itsaworkalt t1_izgv6zu wrote

Very cool! Definitely giving startup vibes, you planning to keep the data itself and your ETL process proprietary?

I work for a startup that's solving a very similar problem in a different space.

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kayarisme t1_izgw1y0 wrote

Fantastic! Thank you for this

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Irishfury86 t1_izgzfyf wrote

Can you add Berkshire Health Systems?

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catastrophichysteria t1_izgzu07 wrote

This is really cool and I'll definitely be saving it for future reference. One note: South Shore Hospital is in Weymouth. On the website, your map shows an address in Chicago

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UpCoconut t1_izh3f1q wrote

Replying to schoolbusserman (#888,968)

I had similar observations. Plus, the insurance coverage isn't adequately specific. For example, just putting in BCBS... is that the PPO? I have a BCBS high deductible health plan and the numbers here just don't make sense.

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virgil1134 t1_izh8d2i wrote

Replying to UpCoconut (#890,317)

Wouldn't these be the prices without insurance coverage? That is the problem with insurance! Every single one negotiates services at different rates even for services performed at the same hospital.

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flamethrower2 t1_izhcen7 wrote

How much for orchiectomy (removal of one testicle and its associated parts) at CHA Cambridge hospital? I cannot run this query. PEBKAC? What am I doing wrong?

How much for general anesthesia?

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Tylerdurdon t1_izhcx9j wrote

I'm not anywhere near your state, but I just want to express gratitude for doing this. We need exactly this nationwide.

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bluecgene t1_izhd0qu wrote

Why people always blame insurance companies when it is the hospitals and doctors charge so much $$$ in the first place?

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kmgdancer t1_izhrh1l wrote

Why doesn’t this include procedures for fertility treatments such as IUI, IVF or other treatments?

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warlocc_ t1_izhumbm wrote

"my friends and I", yeah.

I hope nobody's putting real info into this database.

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chickadeedadee2185 t1_izibkk3 wrote

I like it, but there are discrepancies. For example, it showed Mass Eye and Ear as a site for a hip replacement.

Would you include data for Medicare and/or Medicaid?

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Sayoria t1_izixbsi wrote

This is crazy and great!

I am curious if you will be adding cosmetic procedures down the line as well. Like rhinoplasties, trans care, or other things of that nature.

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1000thusername t1_izizqhg wrote

Not a chance you’re harvesting my email for this (as the system tried to do).

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FitzwilliamTDarcy t1_izj5kdw wrote

Replying to taeyoungwoo (#888,698)

IME this is the rub, especially when it comes to insurance coverage. You can jump through all sorts of hoops to ensure that "the procedure" is covered by your insurance, but then magically the anesthesiologist isn't. At all. And is $25,000 or something ludicrous.

Couple years ago my wife and I held up a fully staffed OR because literally 5 minutes before going in for surgery they put a form in front of us, basically a release, saying that certain aspects *may* not be covered by insurance (including anesthesia/anesthesiologist - they actually called that out), and that we were personally accepting/guaranteeing responsibility for same. This was despite having spent weeks chasing down people at the hospital and our insurance company saying that everything was covered.

So we just refused to sign despite them pressuring us. Magically, 20 minutes later we were cleared for surgery without having to sign the fucking form. Fuck that. Fuck them.

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cBEiN t1_izj6a1f wrote

Great work! This is awesome. However, it isn’t quite complete. I couldn’t find the cost of a lobotomy.

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wonko_abnormal t1_izj9acb wrote

kudos to you and your friends first and foremost ....just pondering that as good as this is , kinda seems like something that the government should be putting together ...government for the people ? like fuck

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flamethrower2 t1_izjhcm2 wrote

Replying to taeyoungwoo (#891,414)

I click search and nothing happens. Sometimes the prohibition symbol appears (🚫) but after you've filled in something it no longer appears when you hover over the search button. Even after it's gone, nothing happens when you click search.

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Amantux t1_izjijby wrote

Wait do you have the icd-10 and hphc codes for these too?

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thepasttenseofdraw t1_izjl837 wrote

Replying to taeyoungwoo (#888,035)

Yeah its actually not. Aside from your very obvious privacy issues and utter bullshit here on this thread, your tool is a completely useless piece of shit, hacked together by what appears to be a bunch of greedy morons socially manipulating people on the internet in an attempt to hock a shitbox broken tool. Fuck right off.

Dude is spamming this all over city subs, seems to be from NY since he's looking for $6 haircuts in Chinatown.

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UpCoconut t1_izkdek4 wrote

Replying to virgil1134 (#890,558)

not necessarily. With my HDHP, the insurance still has a negotiated rate. It's just a negotiated rate that I have to pay instead of the insurance company paying it. For example, I had emergency surgery that was billed to me for $15K. I added my insurance and the bill was revised to $7K for it. I then negotiated it down from there. The website says that BCBS for this surgery is $12 at the hospital I went to. Not $12K. $12. Definitely wrong.

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