Healthcare pricing
shouldn't be
a secret.
We built MarketCare so anyone in Austin can find real cash-pay prices before walking into a doctor's office. No surprises. No middlemen. Just transparency.
MRI Scan · Central Austin
$290
$1,800
Save $1,510 cash-pay
614+
Austin providers
500+
Procedures priced
50–90%
Avg. savings vs. hospital
$0
Cost to use — always free
Hospital bill
$3,400
For a colonoscopy
Cash-pay price
$850
Same procedure, Austin ASC
The Problem
The same X-ray costs $33 at one clinic and $300 at another.
Most people have no idea. Insurance companies negotiate secret rates, hospitals bury prices in 300-page PDFs, and patients get the bill weeks later — often for thousands more than expected.
We think that's broken. So we built MarketCare — a simple tool that shows you what healthcare actually costs in Austin, before you go.
Hidden prices
Hospitals publish prices as 50MB CSVs designed to be unreadable. We decode them.
The self-pay squeeze
High premiums + $5k deductibles = uninsured for routine care. Cash pricing changes the math.
Phone tag nightmare
Hours on hold asking "how much for an MRI?" — we answer that in 5 seconds.
Built for real people
If insurance isn't working for you, this is for you.
Self-Employed
MRI Scan
Pay out-of-pocket? Know the price first.
Gig Workers
Urgent Care
No employer plan. No problem.
High-Deductible
Heart Stress Test
Until you hit it, you're paying cash anyway.
Between Jobs
Physical Therapy
COBRA is expensive. Cash-pay often isn't.
What We Do
Six things that set us apart.
Verified Prices
Every price comes from CMS filings, public provider data, or direct confirmation. No estimates.
No Middleman
We don't take commissions or process payments. See a price, call the provider, book directly.
Side-by-Side Prices
Search once, see every Austin provider ranked by price and MarketCare Score. Comparison built in.
Austin-First
We live here. We know the providers, the neighborhoods, and the frustrations of navigating this city.
Built for the Uninsured
Self-employed, high-deductible, or between jobs — MarketCare was built for people the system ignores.
Hospital Benchmarks
We show what Austin hospitals charge so you can see exactly how much you save choosing cash-pay.
How It Works
Three steps.
Done in under a minute.
Search your procedure
Type any procedure, symptom, or condition. 500+ procedures covered — from MRI to vasectomy to IVF.
Compare real prices
See verified cash-pay prices from Austin providers side by side. Hospital comparison included.
Call and book directly
No forms, no account, no commission. Call the provider, mention the cash price, and book.
Our Mission
We believe knowing the price of your healthcare is a right — not a privilege.
MarketCare started with a simple frustration: why is it so hard to find out what a doctor's visit costs before you go? We spent months calling clinics, decoding hospital price files, and talking to real Austinites who felt trapped by the system.
The result is a free tool that gives you the pricing transparency you deserve — so you can make informed decisions about your health without the sticker shock.
Your health.
Your prices.
Your choice.
Join thousands of Austinites taking control of their healthcare costs.