Original Research
The State of Direct Primary Care Pricing 2026
We analyzed the real membership prices published by 0 direct primary care practices across the United States. Here’s what direct primary care actually costs.
By DirectMedicine · Updated 2026-10-06 · Free to cite with attribution
The headline number
The average direct primary care membership costs $0 per month, with a median of $0. That’s a flat fee for unlimited primary care visits, direct messaging with your doctor, and often wholesale-priced labs and medications. For everyday care, it usually replaces the copays, deductibles, and surprise bills that come with insurance-billed visits.
How DPC prices are distributed
Most affordable metros
Highest-priced metros
Methodology
DirectMedicine maintains a directory of direct primary care and cash-pay practices. For this report we extracted membership prices that practices publish on their own websites, then aggregated the 0 practices with a clearly stated monthly membership fee between $10 and $2,000. City and state figures include only markets with at least three priced practices. Prices reflect what practices published as of 2026-10-06 and change over time; always confirm current pricing with the practice directly.
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