I had MRI in EU, it was 160 euro for scan, and another 50 euro for specialist consultation. Public insurance would not cover it, so I paid it myself.
Not sure what is holding you back, but health should be a priority!
Not sure what is holding you back, but health should be a priority!
The real kicker is that you generally can't even find out this price until you have the procedure and receive the bill. It's become almost akin to a legal mafia cartel. In my area, a majority of the urologists have become part of a medical group that now dictates pricing for related procedures. Most of the major insurance carriers don't want to pay this pricing so this group is not a covered provider, so finding a urologist that is covered entails sometimes waits of months for an appointment.
It's the worst parts of socialized and for-profit health care assembled into one system.
I find the American healthcare system pretty atrocious, but I've never had issues getting upfront costs when scheduling non-emergency procedures using cash. Then again it's probably been a good 8+ years since I've done that in the US.
The trip to the EU, a vacation, and the MRI itself would be cheaper...
I was actually planning on getting it done on my next trip to China, which is about the same cost wise, and the doctors are good as they see so many people lol
So, yeah, go for it.
Heck, WITH insurance you can expect it to cost up to around $1000 depending on coverage.
Though sometimes the price the consumer pays isn't reflective of the true cost.
Sometimes the public health system does buy/subsidize the machine for the provider and a private client isn't charged some chunk of the amortized cost of the machine because the public system (rightly) assumes that 99% of the work is going to be for their residents. The clinic can profitably just charge for their professional/office use.
Here's a Bucharest Romania MRI clinic with tariffs:
https://rmntineretului.ro/tarife/
It's about 3 Lei to a USD, or US$200-US$500 for an MRI.
It is a joke.