what's more, pinder says the prices aren't real. >> they're fanciful.y're inflated. >> explain that. >> hospitals have a list price that's very much like the manufacturer suggested retail price for electronics or a list price for a car. very rarely is the hospital ever paid that actual list price. >> reporter: that's because negotiat byic insurers, which a considered trade secrets. pinder worries patients may be misled about their actual oust-pocket costs. >> you might find this wildly inflated list price and decide you can't afford it and choose not to get treatment. >> reporter: francine botek, a senior vice president at st. luke's, believes releasing price lists is a step in the right direction but she also says hospitals need to do a better job helping patients understand that information. >> this is the direction health care needs to go. if hospitals were doing what st. luke's is doing and offering transparency tools, patients truly would be able to do price shopping and they would be able to compare. >> so there are no uniform naming standards. th

but jeannie pinder, who runs clear health costs, a website where consumers can look up tsdical pricesof the hospital's price lists... >> and do i this for a living, actually, and i'm confused by it. >> reporter: the first problem, she says, is lists like these are hard to interpret. there are no uniform standards for how procedures and prices are described. so, on this new york hospital's website, if you go to find out how much treatment for an ear infection will cost, its page will give you several listings for "ear," but no clarity on that you might actually pay. second, she says, those list prices are too high, because they don't factor in insurance payments or medicare's rates, which are lower. is there any useful information for consumers in these lists of umices at all? >> i think the most useful information is that the prices are wildly inflated. >> reporter: some hospitals, like st. luke's university kealth network in bethlehem, pennsylvania have launched their own price-checking pages. executive francine botek: ge a good next step for hospitals would be to provide greater tra

pinder says there are a few things you can do. first, ask for the medical code. help you zero in on the actual item on the price list. ask if there are other charges like surgical room rates or medications or additional tests. also, you can ask how much will it cost with insurance or without. ask about the cash price. you might save money. finally, get everything in writing. >> there has to be transparency. what other part of our lives would we buy something or get a service and not know how much it costs. the secrecy allows for high costs. it allows for people to make profits at other people's expense. i know it's hard now but i hope this transparency pushes change. we have to have knowledge about what stuff costs in our health care. it's the only way to get healthier and better prices. >> and people don't know what anything costs. >> and when you get the bill, it's so darn confusing i don't even know what they're talking about. >> and kudos to the administration's fda, scott g gottlieb was mandating that. once again, transparency. >> norah o'donnell, you need t

. >> one of the concerns pinder raises over those generally posted list prices is people may see them and not realize they don't take insurance and medicare into account. jeff, the concern is then they may not get the treatments because they may think they can't afford them because the list prices look so high. >> actually knowing what you're paying for something, what a concept. >> but it's hard to figure out in this context, yeah. >> na, >>> a clear case of pass interference here, but an official missed it, and that may have cost the new orleans saints a trip to the super bowl. the nfl may consider changing rules in the off-season so that pass interferences can be reviewable. >>> the l.a. rams will play the patriots in super bowl liii right here on cbs sunday, february 3rd. >>> britain's prince philip is driving again. at 97, he was spotted behind the wheel of a new landrover yesterday after flipping his suv. when hitting another car, he was not wearing his seat belt. we'll be right back. >>> we leave you here tonight with the words of dr. martin luther king jr., delivered in 1965 a

jeannie pinder runs a web site that helps patients save money.he gave as you tour of how hospitals are now posting their prices. what benef doest give patients? >> we're not 100% sure because the ices, the sticker prices and charged prices are often wildly inflated. >> reporter: patient out-of-pocket costs vary dependin on coverage and deductibles. officials admit thi is just the first step towards transparency g.icalth care int prthe end ofit, what should you do? >> we recomnd people ask how much will it cost me? can i have that in writing? will there be any other charges? >> reporter: in othewords, insist on getting the price tag long before cutti t chuck. >> did you make a resolution for maybe you want to lose weight, e quicer of congressing quit smoking or exercise more? unfortunaty we know that resolutions only last a month or two. it's always so hard this time of the year. why is it so difficult to stick r resolutions? why do so many people fail at thha? >> becausee is hard. if things were that easy to change, we wouldn't nee resolution, we

walk featuring players, coaches and alumni will kick off the festivities. 20 players including chad pinder and matt olson along with vida blue, rollie fingers, and dave stewart. it's free to attend and there will be ten complimentary food trucks for everyone to enjoy. it begins at 9:30 a.m., food trucks open at 10:30 a.m. and it wraps up at 2:00. >>> all right, free food. that's my weakness. here's a look at live doppler 7. it's going to be a great day to do anything ieoutdooutthe. welee a few passing high clouds, that's about it. live shot from sutro looking down towards san francisco. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. san francisco is 51, oakland 49, mountain view and san jose cooler, 43 degrees. morgan hill also on the cool side. this time from the east bay we're looking out towards very calm bay waters out there. it's crystal clear. you can see across the bay bridge into san francisco. santa rosa has dropped to 35 degrees and that's where we're seeing some fog this morning. napa is 52, quite a contrast there. petaluma 36 and low to mid-40s through fairfield, concord and livermore. here'

walk featuring players, coaches and alumni will kick off the festivities. 20 players including chad pinderatt olson along with vida blue, rollie fingers, and dave stewart. it's free to attend and there will be ten complimentary food trucks for everyone to enjoy. it begins at 9:30 a.m., food trucks open at 10:30 a.m. and it wraps up at 2:00. >>> all right, and the weather will cooperate with all those free events at jack london square. lots of sunshine later on this afternoon. here's live doppler 7. it's pretty quiet out there right now. i'm going to add the satellite image so you can see some of the high clouds moving through. we have this ridge of high pressure. they call this a little bit of a dirty ridge because we'll see a little bit of high level broken clouds move over the bay area today. but look at how gorgeous it is outside. waters are calm as we look out towards the bay and the bay bridge. in san francisco, it's 53, oakland 50, san jose 44. so we have some cool spots through some of the valleys where we even had some patchy fog develop through parts of santa rosa this morning. an

> happening today the a's are having the fanfest in jack london square. 20 players including chad pinder and matt olson along with vida blue, rollie fingers, and dave stewart. it's free to attending and there will be ten free food trucks. it begins at 9:30 a.m., food trucks open at 10:30 a.m. and it wraps up at 2:00. >>> all right, free food trucks, so lots of folks will be there and it's a great day for it. here's live doppler 7, clear skies out there. a few high clouds, that's about it. but there is some fog in parts of the north bay valley so santa rosa only a half mile visibility, elsewhere it's clear right now. live shot as we look outside, you notice the wind is not blowing, very calm right there near pier 15 exploratorium. temperatures are a little milder than yesterday. san francisco is currently 51, oakland 50, san jose 44 right now, morgan hill 41. this time we're looking towards the bay bridge and you can see all of those clear, sparkling lights in the city. so santa rosa is one of the cooler spots where we have fog, 37 degrees. petaluma also 37. fairfield 39. concord and live