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by triceratops 835 days ago
$26k for a contrast MRI is outrageous. An MRI machine costs $1m at the high end. If you figure the procedure takes 2h and the machine runs 22h/day - which they tend to do - they're making over a quarter of the cost of the machine daily. It doesn't cost anywhere near that to run it; even if we're talking maintenance, salaries, and utilities.