Health Care Quality & Cost
Treatment Cost Estimator
Use the Treatment Cost Estimator to look up cost estimates for
more than 600 common medical conditions and get information on a
complete episode of care (e.g., hospital costs, physician costs,
prescription drug costs, etc.). The tool uses national claims data
from Blue plans, which means you can get nationwide pricing information
and use it no matter where you live, work, or travel.
Here's how to access the Treatment Cost Estimator:
| Step |
Action |
| 1 |
Go to the BlueCard
Doctor and Hospital Finder. |
| 2 |
Enter the three-letter
alpha prefix from your Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield member ID card in the Identification Prefix field to continue. |
| 3 |
Choose Review cost information
under Related Links on the right. |
| 4 |
Accept Terms & Conditions. |
| 5 |
Enter age, gender, and zip code and choose a medical
condition from drop-down menu. Select Go to see the cost data for
treatments related to that condition. To view data for other medical
conditions, ages, gender, or zip codes, select Search Again below
the cost data. |
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