{"id":4626,"date":"2012-08-01T20:50:34","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=4626"},"modified":"2015-02-24T06:35:45","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T11:35:45","slug":"medicaldental-cost-estimator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/medicaldental-cost-estimator\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical\/Dental Cost Estimator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Medical\/Dental Cost Estimator<\/h2>\n<p>When you get that stern look from your doctor, informing you of your need to see a specialist, anyone would get concerned.\u00a0\u00a0 Not only would the diagnoses be a source for worry, but the procedure and the cost would be on your mind as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4631\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fh_logo.gif?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4631\" data-attachment-id=\"4631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/medicaldental-cost-estimator\/fh_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fh_logo.gif?fit=236%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"236,95\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"medical dental cost estimator\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;medical dental cost estimator&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;medical dental cost estimator&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fh_logo.gif?fit=236%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fh_logo.gif?fit=236%2C95&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4631\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fh_logo.gif?resize=236%2C95&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"medical dental cost estimator\" width=\"236\" height=\"95\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">medical dental cost estimator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I discovered an online tool that might help with estimating the cost involved for a set procedure. The site is called <a title=\"FH Consumer Cost Lookup\" href=\"http:\/\/fhconsumer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">FHConsumer.org<\/a> and is fairly straightforward to use, giving fairly accurate information.\u00a0 You simply enter your zip code, check if you&#8217;re insured or not, then enter the procedure.\u00a0 I chose root canal work, as I am familiar with the costs involved; the return information wasn&#8217;t just close, it was right on the money.<\/p>\n<p>So who, or what is FH? It stands for Fair Health and per their website they are:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"shadow_curl\">\n<h5>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairhealth.org\" target=\"_blank\">FAIR Health<\/a> is a national independent, not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to bring transparency to healthcare costs and health insurance information through comprehensive data products and consumer resources. FAIR Health uses its database of billions of billed medical and dental services to power a free website that enables consumers to estimate and plan their medical and dental expenditures. The website also offers clear, unbiased educational articles and videos about the healthcare insurance reimbursement system.&#8221;<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So go on, give it a try..\u00a0 Hopefully you won&#8217;t need this calculator anytime soon&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical\/Dental Cost Estimator When you get that stern look from your doctor, informing you of your need to see a specialist, anyone would get concerned.\u00a0\u00a0 Not only would the diagnoses be a source for worry,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":4631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[116],"class_list":["post-4626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-health"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/fh_logo.gif?fit=236%2C95&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qEFP-1cC","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4022,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/lobbists-say-an-apple-a-day-is-a-job-killer\/","url_meta":{"origin":4626,"position":0},"title":"Lobbists say &#8220;An Apple a Day&#8221; is a job Killer","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"October 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0Lobbists say \"An Apple a Day\" is a job Killer We are all trying to improve the lifestyles of our next generation by teaching good nutrition and staying physically fit.\u00a0 Yet for some, the biggest concern isn't the growing girth of our youth but wanting to keep growing the girth\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Health&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Health","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/category\/body\/health\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/4105.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1603,"url":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/why-does-a-salad-cost-more-than-a-big-mac-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":4626,"position":1},"title":"Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac","author":"Bodynsoil","date":"March 21, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac This post comes from \"The Real Fitness Nerd\" who kinda cracks me up a times.. 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