How much for an MRI? Well, that depends…
This week, we look at three MRIs with four different price tags, and an enormous range.
Liz Salmi and a view of her brain. (Photo: Kaiser Health News)
The first two price tags come from listener Liz Salmi, who has been living with brain cancer for more than a decade.
Liz gets MRI scans twice a year, to make sure the cancer isn’t growing.
A couple years ago, Liz changed insurance, changed providers… and got serious sticker-shock when she saw the bill for a scan: $1,600 — AFTER insurance.
So when she needed a follow-up scan, she shopped around — and found an option that set her back less than…
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