I've been in and out of the hospital a bit lately (broken back). That seems downright cheap. I average about $4,000 an hour when I'm in. The most recent "study" took an hour with one low paid tech using one ultrasound machine and it cost over $2,000. CT Scan? 15 minutes $7K. Heck, they charged nearly $800 to "start an IV" when they didn't even start it, it was the ambulance EMT that put it in (billed separately) they just injected morphine into it. If you don't have good insurance you are one small slip away from bankruptcy.