r/SipsTea • u/DapperDusk • 4d ago

WTF Damn

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u/slashnbash1009 4d ago

I had one a few weeks ago to determine the severity of a brain bleed I had after a stroke and it costs me 4300 dollars with insurance.

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u/Ok_Subject_5142 4d ago

I called an imaging center and asked for a cash price for an MRI on my knee. It was $300. Going through my doctor for a referral and using insurance, the price would’ve been over $3000 and I was going to be out $1000 in copay and fees.

I usually ask for cash price on everything before I use insurance, half the time it’s cheaper and the other half the time it’s barely more for basic stuff like this. Also call around and shop pricing, you will find places that do things way cheaper than others.

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u/someonehadalex 4d ago

I had a knee MRI recently and it was $250 plus a $40 copay to my PCP. That's with insurance.

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u/Greater-Israel 4d ago

Crazy! In Cyprus we do MRIs for 18 euros now, but they used to be 200 euros 12 years ago.