Beth
kokomo,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, November 05, 2010
First of all, as the patient, it is YOUR responsibility to verify the cost & coverage of your diagnostic tests. YOU should have called for prices BEFORE the scans were done. You can't do it afterwards & then expect to change what you're charged!
Whomever told you that you could get an MR for $500 was seriously mistaken. MRIs start around $1500 & go up from there. The radiologist's fees are a % based on the cost of the actual scan.
For kidney stones, an abdomen & pelvis MRI was total overkill. The dr that ordered that should be educated on diagnostic imaging. Abdomen/Pelvis MRIs are not routinely done, as they are in CT. All you needed was a quick renal stone CT....
& get used to it... those of us with insurance that pay our premiums, deductibles, copays, etc... we will be chased relentlessly to pay up due to all the lifetime medicaid-ers out there..