"This data brief looks at: [1] Per capita out-of-pocket spending rates nationally and statewide; and [2] Average differences in consumer prices for a set of five common medical procedures: office visit for the evaluation of a new patient, colonoscopy, cataract removal, lower leg MRI; and ultrasound for pregnancy nationally and in nine states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin. It finds consumer out-of-pocket spending for common health care procedures can vary from $10 to nearly $1,000, depending on the procedure."