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[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

Same as a human mri, from what I looked up it's like $1k

[-] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 7 points 2 years ago
[-] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago
[-] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My last MRI they billed ~$70. No insurance involved, a plain straight "you walk in from the street, you pay this" price.

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

nah too cheap to be american

[-] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago

I had both my knees done, I think it was AUD$400 because it was GP not specialist referred. Probably one of the more expensive things you can get done in this country, but I'm thankful it was only that much hearing from the yanks.

[-] blackbrook@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Couldn't you save a lot of money by scanning a few dozen at the same time?

[-] Jax@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Hypothetically yes, logically no.

[-] gentooer@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

If this is an American hamster, I hope it's got a decent job with good health insurance.

this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024
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