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Patient highlights steep prices for cancer scans
Original: Wow, # cancer is big business. I had my post-op visit with the surgeon today and it got me thinking about this after I s
A patient sharing their post-operative visit experience says a sign listing self-pay prices in the waiting room made them reflect on how costly cancer care is in the United States, citing a breast MRI at $700 and PET scans ranging from $3,600 to $7,000. The observation is drawing attention to the high out-of-pocket costs patients face for diagnostic imaging and ongoing cancer treatment.
Why now: High prices for cancer diagnostic scans highlight ongoing public concern over healthcare costs in the United States.
cancer carebreast MRIPET scanUnited States healthcare
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- Wow, # cancer is big business. I had my post-op visit with the surgeon today and it got me thinking about this after I saw the self-pay option sign in the exit waiting room. Breast MRI $700. PET scans ranging from $3600 to $7K. I've gained a surgeon and a team of surgical staff… · ruemaleficent@kolektiva.social · 8
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