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The health care professional directory on myCigna.com now contains capabilities for patients to search for doctors, estimate their cost of care and review quality designations of in-network health care professionals. 

The new search options allow patients to search for a type of doctor such as a dermatologist, by typing in a more familiar term, such as “skin doctor”.  The searches can be refined to reflect personal preferences, such as gender, languages spoken, and quality designation of a particular specialty type within a certain mile radius.  Maps are now integrated into the searches to help patients find a physician’s location.

Patients also have direct access to personalized cost estimates based on their Cigna-administered medical benefits.  Patients are able to find detailed cost estimates for more than 200 common procedures and compare costs by physician or facility. The estimates produced are patient-specific and use real-time calculations of their liability including deductible, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket maximums. 

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