[ethbro]

The sad thing is that all of this information is already in an electronic system somewhere. It's just a matter of access to data.

Your insurer should absolutely be able to answer if you ask "What are the 5 cheapest places to get an MRI within 60 miles of me?"

[steeef]

It's up to your insurer to provide that information in a usable format. There are products out there that will present this information in a searchable format that makes it easy to do cost-comparisons like your example, all from within your insurer's portal. The problem is getting these insurers to realize that features like these are important to their clients.