• You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. 

• Health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for the medical items and services. 

• You have a right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency item or service. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. 

• Make sure you ask your health care provider and any other provider you choose for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. 

• If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate you can dispute the bill. 

• Make sure to save a cope or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. 

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises .