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Healthcare transparency

Full cost-share, Rx tiers, prior auth, mental health, maternity, rehab, DME, and telehealth — modeled for low, medium, and high utilizers. Facility charges use explicit filed vs modeled labels (curated CMS shoppable-style samples — not a live crawl). Not live quotes; not insurance advice.

Machine-readable transparency (MRF)

Educational framing — how price transparency files relate to what we show

Federal rules require many hospitals and health plans to publish machine-readable files (MRFs) with negotiated rates and out-of-network allowed amounts. Those files are raw, huge, and not consumer-ready — but they are the compliance backbone behind “know before you go” pricing.

How we show price in this demo: we do not ingest live MRFs at runtime. Use the search box below for drugs & procedures by name or code; the facility panel shows curated shoppable-service charges with explicit filed vs modeled badges (sample file / not live crawl). Plan cards still combine cost-share with utilizer scenarios — educational models, not EOBs, guarantees, or insurance advice. See Trust & compliance and deductible vs OOP.

Transparency dataset by metro

Switch across the seven curated ZIP scopes (Dallas, Maine, NYC, Chicago, LA, Atlanta, Denver). Active: Dallas, TX · 75201. Drives the facility panel below.

Transparency metro

Dallas, TX · 75201

Switch curated hospital shoppable-service samples by metro. Educational data — not live MRF crawls or quotes; not insurance advice.

Search drugs & procedures

Find shoppable services by name or code in Dallas, TX · 75201. Facility charges labeled Filed; plan member share labeled Modeled when a plan is selected. Curated sample — not a live crawl. Not live quotes; not insurance advice.

Curated sample

No plan selected — showing filed facility prices only. Pick a plan to see modeled member share.

Try a CPT/HCPCS code (e.g. 70553, J1100) or a name like MRI, colonoscopy, chest X-ray, metabolic, or dexamethasone.

Filed = illustrative CMS shoppable / transparency-style facility charges (curated sample, not a live hospital crawl). Modeled = educational plan member-share estimate when a plan is selected (deductible + coinsurance or ER copay). Not live quotes. Not an EOB. Not insurance or medical advice.

Facility price transparency

Shoppable-service style facility charges by metro — every row labeled filed or modeled. Not live quotes; not insurance advice.

Read-only

Transparency metro

Dallas, TX · 75201

Switch curated hospital shoppable-service samples by metro. Educational data — not live MRF crawls or quotes; not insurance advice.

Showing Dallas, TX (Dallas–Fort Worth (demo)). Demo Dallas household is fictional sample data — not a real member record.

2 filed
1 modeled
FacilityChargeProvenance

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Chest X-ray, 2 views · 71046

$265
Filed

Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Chest X-ray, 2 views · 71046

$390
Modeled

Baylor University Medical Center

Chest X-ray, 2 views · 71046

$420
Filed
Methodology & honesty labels
Parity facility price transparency (increments 2–6)

WHERE NUMBERS COME FROM
• CMS Hospital Price Transparency rules require hospitals to publish machine-readable
  files (MRFs) and a consumer shoppable-services list (typically ≥300 services) with
  gross charges, discounted cash prices, and payer-specific negotiated rates where
  applicable. Our "filed" samples are curated illustrative rows in that conceptual
  shape (CPT-ish shoppable services: MRI, ED visit, colonoscopy, childbirth, PT,
  chest X-ray, CT head, CMP lab, plus facility-administered Rx HCPCS e.g. J1100),
  not a live ingest of any hospital's MRF at runtime.
• ZIP scopes in this demo: Dallas 75201 (primary), Maine 03904 (example), plus NYC
  10001, Chicago 60611, Los Angeles 90012, Atlanta 30303, and Denver 80202.
  The Dallas household in demo-data is fictional — not any real user's PHI.
• Bundled CMS MRF sample loader (cmsMrfSampleLoader): read-only ingest of a small
  in-repo JSON/CSV fixture shaped like simplified shoppable rows. Explicitly labeled
  "sample file / not live crawl" — never a live hospital crawl or live quote.

WHAT IS MODELED
• "modeled" rows are educational estimates (metro medians / relative adjustments)
  used when we lack a filed-style sample for that facility×service. They are labeled
  modeled in every API and UI surface.
• Plan cost-share estimates elsewhere in Parity (deductible / coinsurance / OOP)
  remain separate modeled member-cost scenarios — not facility list prices.

PLAN DETAIL (increment 3)
• On /app/health/[planId], filed facility shoppable charges for the selected metro ZIP
  are shown side-by-side with modeled plan member cost-share (deductible + coinsurance
  or ER copay). See healthFiledVsModeled.ts. Badges remain Filed vs Modeled.

DRUG / PROCEDURE SEARCH (increment 4)
• Search box on /app/health (and transparency panel) matches shoppable services by
  name or code against the curated transparency dataset for the selected metro ZIP
  (parity_health_zip). Results list filed facility prices with Filed/Modeled badges;
  when a plan context is selected, a modeled member-share estimate is shown —
  otherwise a clear "no plan selected" note. See healthTransparencySearch.ts.
• Dataset remains curated/illustrative — not fake live feeds.

FAVORITES / ANNUAL CARE (increments 5–6)
• Users can favorite procedures/drugs from search or the facility panel; favorites
  persist on the household via AppState → localStorage (parity_app_v1). The health
  hub favorites list re-runs filed prices for the selected metro ZIP.
• Annual care scenario bundles primary care / PT / imaging / lab / Rx admin (plus
  optional favorites) into plan × estimated yearly member cost using filed facility
  prices + modeled cost-share. Increment 6 adds pediatric and pregnancy presets and
  clipboard/printable export of plan × estimated yearly member cost. See
  healthFavorites.ts and healthAnnualScenario.ts.

HONESTY
• Never treat these as live quotes, guarantees, or insurance advice.
• Always surface provenance badges: filed vs modeled.
• Sample MRF path uses parseCmsLikeJson / parseCmsLikeCsv → normalizeCmsLikeRow;
  source badge must read sample file / not live crawl.
• Metro ZIP picker (7 scopes) is first-class on /app/health; optional localStorage
  key parity_health_zip persists the selection.

Sample file / not live crawl — bundled fixture shaped like simplified CMS hospital price transparency shoppable rows. Parser demo only; not a live hospital MRF fetch, not live quotes, and not insurance advice.

See also Trust & compliance.

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Annual care scenario

Sample yearly bundle for Dallas, TX · 75201 — filed facility prices where available + modeled plan cost-share. Not insurance advice; not live quotes (sample dataset, not a live crawl).

Educational estimate

Adult (default) bundle

Primary care, PT, MRI, lab, and facility-admin Rx for a typical adult year.

  • Primary care office visits ×2 (plan copay · Modeled)
  • Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity
  • MRI brain without & with contrast
  • Comprehensive metabolic panel
  • Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg

Export plan × estimated yearly member cost (clipboard / print)

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Printable export — Adult (default)

Dallas, TX · 75201 · plan × estimated yearly member cost · Filed / Modeled honesty

Parity — Annual care scenario
Metro / ZIP: Dallas, TX · 75201
Scenario: Adult (default) [adult]
Bundle: Primary care office visits ×2; Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity; MRI brain without & with contrast; Comprehensive metabolic panel; Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg

Plan × estimated yearly member cost (sorted low → high):
1. Anthem Catastrophic Shield (Anthem · catastrophic)
   Premium: $3,120
   Est. care share: $2,232
   Est. annual member: $5,352
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
2. Oscar Bronze Simple (Oscar · bronze)
   Premium: $4,680
   Est. care share: $2,312
   Est. annual member: $6,992
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
3. Aetna Bronze Essential (Aetna · bronze)
   Premium: $4,920
   Est. care share: $2,332
   Est. annual member: $7,252
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
4. Ambetter Silver Secure (Ambetter · silver)
   Premium: $6,600
   Est. care share: $2,292
   Est. annual member: $8,892
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
5. Cigna Connect Silver (Cigna · silver)
   Premium: $6,960
   Est. care share: $2,312
   Est. annual member: $9,272
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
6. BCBSTX Silver Choice (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas · silver)
   Premium: $7,440
   Est. care share: $2,302
   Est. annual member: $9,742
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
7. Molina Gold Care (Molina · gold)
   Premium: $8,880
   Est. care share: $2,282
   Est. annual member: $11,162
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
8. Humana Gold Plus (Humana · gold)
   Premium: $9,240
   Est. care share: $2,272
   Est. annual member: $11,512
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
9. UHC Gold Advantage (UnitedHealthcare · gold)
   Premium: $9,720
   Est. care share: $2,085
   Est. annual member: $11,805
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5
10. Kaiser Permanente Platinum (Kaiser Permanente · platinum)
   Premium: $11,880
   Est. care share: $253
   Est. annual member: $12,133
   Labels: Filed ×4 · Modeled ×5

Filed / Modeled: Estimated annual member cost = plan premium + educational care cost-share for this sample bundle. Filed = curated CMS shoppable-style facility charges for the selected metro ZIP (sample, not a live crawl). Modeled = plan deductible/coinsurance/copay applied to those charges (or PCP copay when no facility row). Not live quotes. Not an EOB. Not insurance or medical advice.
Methodology: curated CMS shoppable-style filed facility charges (sample, not a live crawl) + modeled plan deductible/coinsurance/copay for a shared plan year — educational estimate only; not advice.
Not insurance or medical advice. Sample dataset — not a live hospital crawl. Not a quote or EOB.

Methodology: curated CMS shoppable-style filed facility charges (sample, not a live crawl) + modeled plan deductible/coinsurance/copay for a shared plan year — educational estimate only; not advice.

Bundle line items & honesty labels

Services in this run: Primary care office visits (×2) · Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity · MRI brain without & with contrast · Comprehensive metabolic panel · Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg

  • Primary care office visits
    Modeled

    Member ~$0 — Plan primary-care copay × visits — no facility filed row; educational only.

  • Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity
    Filed
    Modeled

    Filed allowed ~$195 · Member ~$195 — Filed charge as allowed amount through shared-year deductible + coinsurance.

  • MRI brain without & with contrast
    Filed
    Modeled

    Filed allowed ~$1,920 · Member ~$1,920 — Filed charge as allowed amount through shared-year deductible + coinsurance.

  • Comprehensive metabolic panel
    Filed
    Modeled

    Filed allowed ~$95 · Member ~$95 — Filed charge as allowed amount through shared-year deductible + coinsurance.

  • Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg
    Filed
    Modeled

    Filed allowed ~$22 · Member ~$22 — Facility-administered Rx charge through shared-year deductible + coinsurance — not retail pharmacy copay.

Estimated annual member cost = plan premium + educational care cost-share for this sample bundle. Filed = curated CMS shoppable-style facility charges for the selected metro ZIP (sample, not a live crawl). Modeled = plan deductible/coinsurance/copay applied to those charges (or PCP copay when no facility row). Not live quotes. Not an EOB. Not insurance or medical advice.

Aetna Bronze Essential

Aetna · bronze · HSA

$4,920/yr

Ind. deductible

$7,000

Ind. OOP max

$9,100

PCP / specialist

$50 / $90

Coinsurance

40%

ER copay

$500

Rx generic/brand

$20 / $60

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Limited
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Limited
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Cosmetic procedures
  • ✕Adult dental/vision
  • ✕Out-of-network except emergency
  • ✕Experimental treatments

Network near 75201: 8 hospitals · 142 PCP · 380 specialists (Aetna Open Access)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$8,470(premium $4,920 + care $3,550)

BCBSTX Silver Choice

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas · silver

$7,440/yr

Ind. deductible

$3,000

Ind. OOP max

$7,000

PCP / specialist

$35 / $65

Coinsurance

20%

ER copay

$350

Rx generic/brand

$15 / $45

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Limited
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Covered
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Cosmetic surgery
  • ✕Non-formulary brand without exception
  • ✕Acupuncture beyond 12 visits

Network near 75201: 14 hospitals · 210 PCP · 520 specialists (BCBSTX PPO)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$10,775(premium $7,440 + care $3,335)

Cigna Connect Silver

Cigna · silver

$6,960/yr

Ind. deductible

$3,500

Ind. OOP max

$7,500

PCP / specialist

$40 / $70

Coinsurance

20%

ER copay

$400

Rx generic/brand

$10 / $50

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Limited
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Covered
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Out-of-network elective
  • ✕Infertility beyond basic diagnostics
  • ✕Weight-loss drugs without criteria

Network near 75201: 7 hospitals · 95 PCP · 260 specialists (Cigna Connect)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$10,300(premium $6,960 + care $3,340)

UHC Gold Advantage

UnitedHealthcare · gold

$9,720/yr

Ind. deductible

$1,000

Ind. OOP max

$4,500

PCP / specialist

$25 / $50

Coinsurance

15%

ER copay

$250

Rx generic/brand

$10 / $35

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Covered
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Covered
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Cosmetic procedures
  • ✕Private duty nursing
  • ✕Non-medically necessary genetic tests

Network near 75201: 16 hospitals · 240 PCP · 610 specialists (UHC Choice Plus)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$12,259(premium $9,720 + care $2,539)

Humana Gold Plus

Humana · gold

$9,240/yr

Ind. deductible

$1,200

Ind. OOP max

$5,000

PCP / specialist

$20 / $45

Coinsurance

20%

ER copay

$275

Rx generic/brand

$8 / $40

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Covered
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Covered
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Adult hearing aids
  • ✕Cosmetic dental

Network near 75201: 10 hospitals · 170 PCP · 400 specialists (Humana PPO)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$12,096(premium $9,240 + care $2,856)

Kaiser Permanente Platinum

Kaiser Permanente · platinum

$11,880/yr

Ind. deductible

$0

Ind. OOP max

$3,000

PCP / specialist

$15 / $30

Coinsurance

10%

ER copay

$150

Rx generic/brand

$5 / $25

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Covered
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Covered
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Care outside Kaiser except emergency
  • ✕Non-formulary without exception

Network near 75201: 2 hospitals · 45 PCP · 120 specialists (Kaiser Integrated)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$12,411(premium $11,880 + care $531)

Oscar Bronze Simple

Oscar · bronze · HSA

$4,680/yr

Ind. deductible

$6,500

Ind. OOP max

$9,100

PCP / specialist

$40 / $80

Coinsurance

50%

ER copay

$500

Rx generic/brand

$15 / $55

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Limited
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Limited
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Broad out-of-network
  • ✕Many brand Rx without step therapy

Network near 75201: 5 hospitals · 70 PCP · 180 specialists (Oscar Circle)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$8,110(premium $4,680 + care $3,430)

Ambetter Silver Secure

Ambetter · silver

$6,600/yr

Ind. deductible

$4,000

Ind. OOP max

$8,000

PCP / specialist

$30 / $60

Coinsurance

30%

ER copay

$375

Rx generic/brand

$12 / $45

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Limited
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Limited
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Narrow specialty panels in some ZIPs
  • ✕Out-of-network elective

Network near 75201: 6 hospitals · 88 PCP · 210 specialists (Ambetter From Superior)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$9,876(premium $6,600 + care $3,276)

Molina Gold Care

Molina · gold

$8,880/yr

Ind. deductible

$1,500

Ind. OOP max

$5,500

PCP / specialist

$25 / $55

Coinsurance

20%

ER copay

$300

Rx generic/brand

$10 / $40

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Covered
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Covered
Maternity & newborn
Covered

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Limited tertiary hospitals
  • ✕Some specialty centers

Network near 75201: 4 hospitals · 60 PCP · 150 specialists (Molina Marketplace)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$12,095(premium $8,880 + care $3,215)

Anthem Catastrophic Shield

Anthem · catastrophic

$3,120/yr

Ind. deductible

$9,100

Ind. OOP max

$9,100

PCP / specialist

$0 / $0

Coinsurance

0%

ER copay

$0

Rx generic/brand

$0 / $0

Coverage matrix

Rx · Generic (Tier 1)
Covered
Rx · Preferred brand (Tier 2)
Limited
Rx · Specialty (Tier 4)
Prior auth
Prior authorization
Prior auth
Mental health & substance use
Limited
Maternity & newborn
Limited

Not covered / watch-outs

  • ✕Most services until deductible met
  • ✕Age/eligibility restrictions typical of catastrophic plans

Network near 75201: 12 hospitals · 180 PCP · 450 specialists (Anthem Blue Access)

Est. total · Medium utilizer · family 3

$5,880(premium $3,120 + care $2,760)