I have never had an MRI. How long does it take? The only plausible explanation I have is the that labor, i.e the radiology technicians’ wages, are a significant portion of the cost of an exam. It still does not explain the high price of the exam. This assumes that the machine
Is completely paid off and the only costs are electricity and labor.
My machine a few weeks ago was Siemens made and either from 2019 or 2020 manufacture date, from the placard on the front. Interesting yours was super quick - I'm not sure why mine took longer. 20 minutes start to finish of a single extremity.
Machine was pretty loud, even having an over-the-ear headset and music playing. Also, bill was $1250 for the photos and a doc to interpret the scans. What a crock...
I have never had an MRI. How long does it take? The only plausible explanation I have is the that labor, i.e the radiology technicians’ wages, are a significant portion of the cost of an exam. It still does not explain the high price of the exam. This assumes that the machine Is completely paid off and the only costs are electricity and labor.
I've had a few MRIs just recently.
It took all of about 5 minutes from the time I was taken into the room with the machine until the time it was completely done.
That was a full abdominal scan.
My machine a few weeks ago was Siemens made and either from 2019 or 2020 manufacture date, from the placard on the front. Interesting yours was super quick - I'm not sure why mine took longer. 20 minutes start to finish of a single extremity.
Machine was pretty loud, even having an over-the-ear headset and music playing. Also, bill was $1250 for the photos and a doc to interpret the scans. What a crock...
Thank you Fren. Confirms what we suspected: MRI pricing leads to obscene hospital profits. Where are Bernie and Liz Warren when you need them??