Top 10 Patient Cost Estimator Alternatives & Competitors

Cedar Pay makes it simpler for patients to navigate the post-service financial journey and take control of their medical bills. We deliver enterprise-grade patient billing and payment solutions that leverage Cedar's cutting-edge consumer engagement technology, unique payer integrations and aligned incentives to help provider organizations increase collections, boost efficiency and deliver an exceptional patient experience. More than 55 of the nation's leading health systems and physician groups turn to Cedar to transform the patient financial experience. On average, Cedar Pay lifts patient collection rates by 30%, with 88% of patients reporting a positive experience.

Solv’s suite of features provides you with everything you need to exceed patients’ expectations the first time they ever interact with your brand, with tools that are proven to increase loyalty, reduce leakage, and accelerate revenue collection. 

Solv provides a digital presence for providers to want to offer convenient, accessible healthcare to their patients, with features including:
- Online self-scheduling
- Digital registration with insurance capture and electronic consent
- Online payment
- Video telemedicine
- Automated waitlist management and optimization
- Secure chat
- Feedback, surveys and reputation management
- New patient acquisition
- Returning patient loyalty portal

Just like every patient's visit is personal, their billing and payment experience should be too.

Trusted by hundreds of provider clients, including 4 of the top 10 health systems in the US. Flywire’s analytics-driven payment platform engages patients at every stage in the financial journey with easy-to-understand, affordable payment options.

Artera Intake & Payments:

Capture More Revenue. Save Staff & Patient Time.

Delight patients with a convenient and confidence-inspiring experience

• No login required and no ads

Reduce claims denials by up to 4% vs basic competitor solutions

• Accurate, real-time insurance verification and cost estimates – pre-visit and at in-clinic

Enable pre-visit and in-clinic payments to collect more revenue, faster

• $500k saved from going to collections at one customer

Ensure easy implementation, deep integration and reduced manual effort for your staff

• API-based, automated write-back to 12+ EHRs

Serve and edit custom, patient-specific forms on the fly

• No help or support from Artera needed

Deliver a Seamless End-To-End Experience For Patients & Providers

1. Pre-Visit

2. Visit

3. Post-Visit

When it comes to patient estimates, accuracy matters. We continuously test and improve our estimates, and we don’t water-down our accuracy rates by excluding the things that are outside our—or your—control. Waystar automates the process of calculating a patient’s liability without manual intervention, improving staff efficiency.

Features + benefits

• Automated real-time eligibility using EDI + RPA
• Out-of-network benefits + estimation
• Easy to understand, user-friendly estimates
• Unparalleled scalability

What our clients are saying:

“ Where before we saw frustration from patients around unknown costs, today, we have a clear process that gives patients the information they need. ”

-Billing Department Supervisor, Prima Care P.C.

Accelerate patient collections while reducing A/R days by implementing a digital first approach to payments. With Dash, organizations can improve revenue by:

• Allowing patients the flexibility to pay balances at their convenience and through payment plans, without log in requirements. 
• Monitoring payments in real time with bi-directional dashboards.
• Reducing printed statement costs by utilizing digital automated alerts.

Patient access departments are charged with accuracy from the start. 

Challenges—claims denials, returned mail, regulatory burdens and low patient satisfaction—are barriers they face. Solutions that empower registrars and staff with intuitive, consistent workflows and that prepare patients for their financial obligations have been elusive—until now.

True Access™ clearly and accurately fills the gaps in preservice coverage verification and estimation of patients’ financial obligations. Staff gain consistent workflows and patients receive precisely tailored payment options everywhere. True Access includes additional patient access tools for staff to support eligibility and address verification, medical necessity and prior authorization processes.

With True Access from RevSpring, you receive proven solutions that support four critical areas: 

(1) Coverage Determination and Verification,

(2) Claim Denial Prevention,

(3) Patient Financial Readiness and Increased

Collections, and

(4) Tools, Workflows and Reporting for Staff.

Coverage Determination & Verification

Fast, simple and accurate resolution of all patient accounts prior to, or at the point of, service—no matter whether or not patients are insured, uninsured, underinsured and/or qualify for financial assistance. Includes Eligibility, Coverage Verification and Determination, and Medicaid Coverage Discovery.

Claim Denial Prevention

True Access reduces time spent rebilling claims and reduces days in AR by submitting claims correctly from the start. Includes Prior Authorization and Precertification, Medical Necessity and Coordination of Benefits.

Patient Financial Readiness & Increased Collections

Prepare patients for their financial responsibility and empower them to pay precisely what they can, when they can, from anywhere. Accurate estimates, seamlessly 

integrated with RevSpring’s PersonaPay portal, enable patients to manage their balances with confidence. Our hassle-free billing adjustment solution also allows 

providers to confidently request payments in advance.

Tools, Workflows & Reporting for Staff

True Access empowers staff with intuitive workflows and a modern user interface to manage registration quickly and efficiently. Intuitive staff views based on work queues and guided workflows drive consistency and accuracy, saving time for patients and staff. Our tools also allow you to monitor staff performance.