26k for an mri /w contrast last week because insurance decided it's not necessary despite the doctor asking for it.
Now the doctor has to put an appeal to explain medical necessity, I'm at his mercy.
Now the doctor has to put an appeal to explain medical necessity, I'm at his mercy.
An MRI shouldn't cost $26k, even with contrast, and at a hospital.
If this was non-emergency, it should have been pre-cleared with insurance per their policy.
You could fly to New Zealand, have a scan on a state of the art machine, get a good report, have 3 weeks holiday and fly home. You’d have heaps of money left over.