Hospital billing is incredibly murky. 1 - I'd imagine the price they will post is similar to an airline's full fare, refundable ticket price. The price actual

Hospital billing is incredibly murky. 1 - I'd imagine the price they will post is similar to an airline's full fare, refundable ticket price. The price actually paid is quite different and related to the negotiated rates with your insurer and your deductible. 2 - Hospital billing is often separated from physician billing. Does price transparency extend to all physician groups? 3 - Patients care about total out of pocket expense. How much is it going to cost me? Hospitals can't know this because they are not privy to your health plan structure/details - they only know their negotiated rates. Your health plan doesn't know it, because it hasn't received the full details of your treatment.