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MRI machines have high maintenance costs too. They have liquid helium to cool the magnets. They use a lot of power. Also, the operator has overhead – a whole building to keep clean and lighted, insurance for that building, admin staff, elevators and parking lots and restrooms. They have computers and lots of expensive software for viewing images, telephones, office supplies, compliance staff, unpaid bills written off, and so on. Those costs get covered by what they charge for procedures.
Some departments like OB and diabetes care often lose money, and different hospitals cover that money from different sources depending on what they have. Maybe from oncology or orthopedic surgery or radiology. This accounts for some of the variation in cost for procedures.
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