Utility of price-estimator tools within dermatology

In 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a requirement for hospitals to publish prices online allowing patients to price shop. This study examined the utility of CMS-mandated price estimators for dermatology procedures. Chargemasters and price-estimator tools from the five largest hospitals in each state (n=250) were reviewed. They were considered accessible if there were publicly available, written in English, and searchable. Each was searched for the presence of dermatologic procedures and their estimated price.