Without medical insurance.
2007-11-05 16:19:55 · 5 answers · asked by Tu N 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
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2007-11-05 16:20:45 · update #1
My best advice would be to look in your local yellow pages, and make calls for estimated costs at facilities in your area. Prices will vary depending on which state you are in....in fact, the prices can vary quite a bit between facilities in the same area. I work in a free standing imaging center, and we charge about half what the hospital (located in the same town!) charges. Look in the yellow pages under "x-ray" or "physicians - radiologist" and start calling facilities. If you call the imaging department of a hospital, make sure you get both the technical fee (for the cost of the procedure) and the professional fee (for the radiologist's reading). Most free standing imaging centers combine those costs into one fee. Other things to think about.....find out if the facility offers a cash discount for uninsured patients. For MRIs, where I work, if you pay in full at the time of service, we take 40% off of the cost. Also, find out if they can make a payment plan for you, if you cannot come up with all of the money at the time of your procedure. We ask for 25% down at time of service, and then we do a payment plan, mapping out monthly payments for the balance. Sometimes the monthly payment is fairly low.....$50 even. A little bit of research can save you some money!
2007-11-06 07:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by Lissacal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can ask the hospital or clinic how much it cost. They are happy to tell you. They would rather discuss the financial end of it before you have the test and cannot pay them for it.
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Also, having the MRI is only part of the equation. You get seperate billing by the radiologist who reads the test.
2007-11-05 16:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are too many variables to answer this question. Call around to local hospitals and clinics to get prices for the exact type of exam you need. I assume you have an order to get these tests, because you can't have them without an order from a doctor.
2007-11-05 16:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by RadTech - BAS RT(R)(ARRT) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-05 17:59:15 · answer #4 · answered by Jeannie Welsch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can only answer for australia but i'm sure its all the same...
x-ray - virtually free eg $20
mri - hundreds to thousands depending on where and how many images are to be taken
2007-11-05 16:29:22 · answer #5 · answered by Isamyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋