Glossary term
Cash-pay healthcare
Medical care paid out-of-pocket rather than through health insurance. Includes elective procedures (cosmetic surgery, fertility), procedures with limited insurance coverage (dental, hearing), and wellness/optimization services (peptides, longevity protocols, hormone optimization).
Related Procedures
Cash-pay healthcare appears in the following procedure guides on ProcedureFinder:
Dental
Single Tooth Dental Implant
Surgical replacement of one missing tooth with a titanium post, abutment, and ceramic crown that fuses to the jawbone.
Hormones
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
Long-term testosterone replacement for men with clinically low testosterone, typically delivered via weekly injections, transdermal cream, or implanted pellets.
Weight Loss
Semaglutide for Weight Loss
Weekly GLP-1 receptor agonist injection that reduces appetite and food cravings, typically producing 12 to 17 percent body weight loss over 12 months.
Vision
LASIK Eye Surgery
Outpatient laser correction of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism by reshaping the cornea.
Fertility
IVF Cycle
A complete cycle of in-vitro fertilization including ovarian stimulation, egg retrieval, laboratory fertilization, and embryo transfer.