Knee Scope News Today

Theres wild differences all in the same city. >> sure. the knee scope. at dartmouth, south, its about $5,300. in the same region, at st. josephs hospital, its about $10,500. >> reporter: so, we all bargain shop for cars and things like that. does it pay to bargain shop for medical services? >> oh, it absolutely does. were talking about a $5,000 difference, it absolutely makes a lot of sense to do it. >> okay. that is nuts, elizabeth cohen. and i know, okay, so its worth shopping. but i know how ...

So, a knee scope. at dartmouth, south, its about $5,300. in the same region, at st. josephs hospital, its about $10,500. >> reporter: so, we all bargain shop for cars and things like that. does it pay to bargain shop for medical services? >> oh, it absolutely does. i mean, were talking about a $5,000 difference. it absolutely makes a lot of sense to do it. >> all right, if youre talking about a $5,000 difference in a procedure, times are tough, you may take that one. how do we compare quality? >...

Right there on the shelf. with medical services people dont know. theres no price tag. >> thats correct. and its even difficult for consumers to call a facility and ask for the price of services. >> its actually the reason for these discrepancies is simple, when you go buy a colonoscopy, theres no price tag on it. >> thats correct. >> give me another example of a procedure where theres wild differences all in the same city. >> sure. knee scope. at dartmouth south, its about $5300. in the same re...