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Because the broken leg could be a gun shot wound, or an alcoholic who fell down and now is withdrawing, or a geriatric patients who is abused at home or a perso

Because the broken leg could be a gun shot wound, or an alcoholic who fell down and now is withdrawing, or a geriatric patients who is abused at home or a person who fell due to side effects of drugs with alternatives, or a cancer patient with bone metastases. No one gets an x-ray for a broken leg then leaves with their foot broken. Even assuming that you are just trying to figure out the cost of an x-ray - there is a radiologist involved (unless you want to read it the x-ray on your own) and how they bill is a whole total beast!

somethingAlex 5y ago
But we are just talking about an x ray here. Estimating the price of a radiologist per hour is not hard. It shouldn’t be this difficult to price x rays at a per hour or per shot basis. Pretty much every industry has variability in their jobs. Sometimes they eat some money and sometimes they make more based on what actually happens during the job fulfillment. No one expects (or should expect) hospitals to literally know the amount of parts and labor for every single x ray they could perform. However, like literally every other business, they should know rates and tiers such that on average they make money. Then, disclose that.
njovin 5y ago
I'm not following why any of that matters to the cost of an x-ray. If there's a gunshot wound and there needs to be a nurse attending to the patient while the x-ray is being taken, the nurse is an extra cost, separate from the x-ray and the x-ray tech. The cost of the x-ray itself shouldn't change.
satronaut 5y ago
I'm talking about the x-ray, nothing more and nothing less. If they have a broken foot and need a cast, the cast should be an estimatable line item based on where it's broken, age/gender/size of the patient, and materials used. If a doctor has put a cast on 1,000 broken feet on men aged 12-16, they should have a very good idea of the material and time it will take and the number of nurses or whatever else they need to put it on.

somethingAlex 5y ago

But we are just talking about an x ray here. Estimating the price of a radiologist per hour is not hard. It shouldn’t be this difficult to price x rays at a per hour or per shot basis. Pretty much every industry has variability in their jobs. Sometimes they eat some money and sometimes they make more based on what actually happens during the job fulfillment. No one expects (or should expect) hospitals to literally know the amount of parts and labor for every single x ray they could perform. However, like literally every other business, they should know rates and tiers such that on average they make money. Then, disclose that.

njovin 5y ago

I'm not following why any of that matters to the cost of an x-ray. If there's a gunshot wound and there needs to be a nurse attending to the patient while the x-ray is being taken, the nurse is an extra cost, separate from the x-ray and the x-ray tech. The cost of the x-ray itself shouldn't change.

satronaut 5y ago

I'm talking about the x-ray, nothing more and nothing less. If they have a broken foot and need a cast, the cast should be an estimatable line item based on where it's broken, age/gender/size of the patient, and materials used. If a doctor has put a cast on 1,000 broken feet on men aged 12-16, they should have a very good idea of the material and time it will take and the number of nurses or whatever else they need to put it on.