[abarringer]

I've been in and out of the hospital a bit lately (broken back). That seems downright cheap. I average about $4,000 an hour when I'm in. The most recent "study" took an hour with one low paid tech using one ultrasound machine and it cost over $2,000. CT Scan? 15 minutes $7K. Heck, they charged nearly $800 to "start an IV" when they didn't even start it, it was the ambulance EMT that put it in (billed separately) they just injected morphine into it. If you don't have good insurance you are one small slip away from bankruptcy.

[mrnobody_67]

Have you tried shopping around?

https://www.healthcarebluebook.com and a bunch of others are trying to provide price transparency. Sometimes 30 min drive means thousands in savings.

[murukesh_s]

CT scan is less than 100$ in most places in India. It could go up to 200$ in some hospitals and is considered expensive by the patients.

[murukesh_s]

And ultrasound is 10-20$. I find it seriously expensive in US. One thing is the health insurance or public backed healthcare is not widely adopted and patients still pay from their own pockets in India so charging exorbitant amounts is a big no-no.