Explain like I’m European.
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Eli5 European (I am UK based so entirely not for profit). Cost goes towards
– Recuperating the initial capital cost of the machine, plus fit out
– Admin costs for booking/arranging the appointment and organising where the report goes
– Radiographer time for consenting for the scan and taking the scan
– Consultant radiology time to report on the scan
– Management to oversee the operations
– Any non pay including overheads (electric, rent), any software/IT licenses required, any medications/drugs
– Service / maintenance contracts
– Medical physics to maintain/calibrate the machine
– depreciation for the machine so when it comes to the end of its life, a new one can be bought
I think the actual cost is around £150-300 for an MRI scan, depending on where in the body (which affects the length of the scan (time) and how specialist the staff need to be.
Eli5 US – the above + whatever profit margin
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