# Websites that let you price shop medical procedures or products **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-that-let-you-price-shop-medical-procedures-or-products/530044 "2010-02-22T22:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-that-let-you-price-shop-medical-procedures-or-products/530044/1 "2010-02-22T22:53:41Z")
I’m a nerd. I like looking up used car prices on autotrader and [cars.com](http://cars.com) for fun. I noticed in the last few years websites devoted to medical procedures are starting to show up too. This is good because there have been websites devoted to cost comparisons of homes, cars, consumer products, tickets, etc. where you can compare costs on a product form various vendors, but not really any devoted to medical procedures or devices. Plus a major criticism of cost in US health care is that because there is no real cost comparison shopping, there is no incentive to lower costs or improve quality. So what all are there now? > **[Drug Price Comparisons & Online Pharmacy Safety | PharmacyChecker.com](https://www.pharmacychecker.com/)** > > Compare prescription drug prices and coupons. Save up to 90% on prescription medications by shopping at online pharmacies accredited for safety credentials to protect your health. Good for medications [http://www.vimo.com/hospital/cost.php](http://www.vimo.com/hospital/cost.php) > **[Treatment Abroad | Health and Medical Tourism](https://www.treatmentabroad.com)** > > Quotes, prices and a free guide to going abroad for dentistry, hospital treatment and cosmetic surgery provided by Treatment Abroad, the leading medical tourism site. Good for various medical procedures I figure it is good to know for research if I ever have a medical condition not covered by insurance.