Affordable Cash Price MRI: Find One Near You

Most patients get why they’re visiting a diagnostic imaging center; their health care teams want a closer look at their insides — preferably without invasive surgery. But not everyone is clear on why their doctors choose the type of imaging they do. What’s the difference between an X-ray and an MRI scan? Which one is […]

For patients in Los Angeles, stand-up MRI scans might be the key to successful diagnostic imaging. Anywhere between 4 percent and 30 percent of patients who slide into a standard MRI scanner experience claustrophobic anxiety during the procedure. Three to 5 percent of those patients stop the exam before it’s completed. The problem is clear: […]

X-ray safety can be an uncomfortable topic. It is true that X-ray scans subject the body to ionizing radiation; it is also true that accumulated doses of radiation are associated with slight increases in cancer risk. However, before you decide to skip a physician-approved exam, there are a few things you should know. First, doctors […]

We write a lot about MRI scans in general on this blog, but in fact, there are at least half a dozen common diagnostic procedures that use magnetic resonance imaging to give doctors an idea what’s going on inside a patient’s body. So if your doctor orders any of the following scans, rest assured that […]

In March 2017, USA Today published a story that had health care spenders scratching their heads. “The median price difference for MRIs in hospitals versus freestanding imaging centers in the United States often varies by thousands of dollars, underscoring the need for consumers to shop around given high out of pocket health costs, data out […]

There many reasons your doctor might order an MRI scan of your arm. Maybe you recently had surgery on your elbow or wrist, and your doctor wants to see how you’re healing. Or maybe you’ve noticed an odd bump that you can’t explain. Redness, swelling, chronic pain; the list goes on and on. You know […]

If you’re one of the 55 million Americans who receive Medicare benefits, chances are you’ll be covered when your doctor orders an MRI scan. Unfortunately, health care is complicated, and there are exceptions. Even if your plan does cover the cost of an MRI, Medicare may not pay the whole bill. Depending on your unique […]

To improve the quality of diagnostic images, MRI technicians frequently use gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAss). Gadolinium is a paramagnetic material, so it can allow an MRI scanner to capture better images (we go into that process a little further in this blog). Recently, the FDA announced the results of a review of several gadolinium-based agents, […]

People sometimes feel a little nervous in the run-up to their first MRI. We get it; the machine looks like something out of a sci-fi film, the science is hard to grasp, and you’re already worried about the condition that sent you to the radiologist in the first place. One question tends to hover around […]

If you need an X-ray, CT scan, MRI, or other medical imaging service, you’ll eventually address an uncomfortable question: How much is this going to cost? Numerous factors drive up the cost of medical imaging, including heavy equipment expenses. MRI machines, for instance, can easily cost more than a million dollars, and even relatively inexpensive […]