How much does an MRI scan cost?

It depends where you are.

In America (see below), it can cost between US$696 and US$1271 in the San Francisco/Sacramento area which is about £455 to £830.

In Britain, one web site says the costs are like this:

What does an MRI scan cost?

These are indicative MRI scan costs in the UK . The price of an MRI scan will depend on the area of the body which is covered.

Body scan (spine, elbow, knee etc) £200 per region

Heart scan £415

Brainscan £200

Abdominal scan £200

Lung Scan £330

Virtual Colonoscopy £550

These MRI scan costs have been provided by a leading UK provider of private health screening using MRI scanners.

I got the US figures from a Bloomberg story which about the effect of competition and 'market power' which means market dominance - owning a majority or large minority of the facilities.

Two points come out of this:

1. Pricing in the US seems to be higher than that in the private sector in Britain despite the relative lack of competition here. If that is true, why is that? Is there some cost in the US that raises things up?

2. Competition - other things excluded - does make a major difference to pricing.

The full Bloomberg story is here.

Posted by James Bartholomew • Indexed in NHS

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