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Aren't the two distinguished in the billing? And AFAIK you can get 'just an xray' from one provider then contract another radiologist for the analysis.

9HZZRfNlpR 6y ago
No one expected him to be one at the time, we didn't know the dangers. It's like asking why removing Asbestos costs so much when my grandfather put this building together earning a nickel a day.
- bigbubba 6y ago
  I'm not talking about expectations. I am talking about the price of medical imaging, not the price of the analysis of medical imaging. It is my impression that a clear distinction between these matters can and frequently is made.
  - kube-system 6y ago
    The price of being imaged with one of these: https://spectrum.ieee.org/image/MzcwNzM3OQ.jpeg https://spectrum.ieee.org/image/MzcwNzM3OQ.jpeg Was cheaper than being imaged today with one of these: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Xraymachine.JPG/800px-Xraymachine.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Xr... Because the first one was a hack put together before we knew how bad it was. The second one is a high quality unit, with high safety standards, and regulatory compliance. The first one has none of those features. You may as well ask yourself why a 737 costs more than the Wright Flyer.
    - bigbubba 6y ago
      Yes I think this is [part of] the answer, not the cost of radiologists.
      - kube-system 6y ago
        The radiologic technician's (aka radiographer) labor would also be part of the cost of the imaging. I suppose this is probably the job title the above comment was looking for.
        bigbubba 6y ago
        A quick web search leads me to believe this is a minor expense. Either way, I expect the true cost of imaging, including the labor of the technician, is miraculous cheaper in developed countries other than America.
        kube-system 6y ago
        Sure, but that's an entirely different comparison than what was being discussed above. All developed countries share the aforementioned facility, personnel, regulatory, and equipment costs that differentiate modern medicine from mid-20th-century shoe stores. Even developing countries perform medical imaging to higher standards than the circumstances detailed in the article.

9HZZRfNlpR 6y ago

No one expected him to be one at the time, we didn't know the dangers. It's like asking why removing Asbestos costs so much when my grandfather put this building together earning a nickel a day.

bigbubba 6y ago
I'm not talking about expectations. I am talking about the price of medical imaging, not the price of the analysis of medical imaging. It is my impression that a clear distinction between these matters can and frequently is made.
- kube-system 6y ago
  The price of being imaged with one of these: https://spectrum.ieee.org/image/MzcwNzM3OQ.jpeg https://spectrum.ieee.org/image/MzcwNzM3OQ.jpeg Was cheaper than being imaged today with one of these: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Xraymachine.JPG/800px-Xraymachine.JPG https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Xr... Because the first one was a hack put together before we knew how bad it was. The second one is a high quality unit, with high safety standards, and regulatory compliance. The first one has none of those features. You may as well ask yourself why a 737 costs more than the Wright Flyer.
  - bigbubba 6y ago
    Yes I think this is [part of] the answer, not the cost of radiologists.
    - kube-system 6y ago
      The radiologic technician's (aka radiographer) labor would also be part of the cost of the imaging. I suppose this is probably the job title the above comment was looking for.
      - bigbubba 6y ago
        A quick web search leads me to believe this is a minor expense. Either way, I expect the true cost of imaging, including the labor of the technician, is miraculous cheaper in developed countries other than America.
        kube-system 6y ago
        Sure, but that's an entirely different comparison than what was being discussed above. All developed countries share the aforementioned facility, personnel, regulatory, and equipment costs that differentiate modern medicine from mid-20th-century shoe stores. Even developing countries perform medical imaging to higher standards than the circumstances detailed in the article.