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Short answers about the numbers
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9 answersChecked Oct 23, 2026
Why does the guide show a derived monthly figure?Because a monthly figure is a conversion, not a billing schedule. The record stores the interval the provider publishes, and a charge cannot be compared with another charge without converting it. In this edition every verified interval is a calendar month, and two records publish a charge with no interval at all, so no monthly figure is derived for them.What does a blank field mean?It means we could not source the field on the check date. It never means zero, and it never means the provider does not charge it. A published zero renders as $0 and is a different record.Why is a 10-week charge not a monthly charge?No record in this edition publishes a 70-day interval; every verified interval is a calendar month. The arithmetic still matters because a 10-week interval is the most common trap in the category: a 70-day charge recurs about 5.21 times a year, so the monthly equivalent is the charge multiplied by 365.25, divided by 12, divided by 70.Why does an unpriced lab panel withhold the all-in figure?Because the all-in figure claims to include every required charge. If one required charge has no published amount, the claim cannot be made, so the field is published as not established instead of estimated.How is the buyer guide score set?It is not calculated. The buyer guide is a commercial publisher ranking: the publisher sets every score (0–100) and every position by hand in one configuration file, and compensation, advertising relationships and publisher ownership may influence them. The sourced prices and billing terms beside each row keep their own arithmetic and are never adjusted to fit the order.Does the guide recommend a program?No. It records published prices and billing terms, applies published arithmetic to them, and shows the evidence. The ranked list is the publisher’s own commercial order, not a recommendation, and whether a treatment is appropriate is a decision for a licensed clinician.Are these prices negotiated or affiliate rates?No. Every figure is the published charge on the provider page on the check date, and no placement changes one. Paid positions, featured listings, sponsorships and contracted referrals are offered as disclosed commercial placements: a paid entry reads Paid placement beside its score and its outbound links carry rel="sponsored nofollow noopener". Active paid entries are identified where they appear.How are testosterone formulations classified here?In four columns: injectable, oral, topical and implanted. Each one bills differently, which is why the column is recorded per offer. A pellet is implanted in a clinic rather than injected, so it is not folded into the injectable column, and a record whose source never named a formulation is left unassigned rather than defaulted into one.If a state list is blank, can I assume nationwide availability?No. A blank list is recorded as unknown. We never infer availability from silence, and no page here claims a program can prescribe in all 50 states without a published list.