Another case: I live in Poland and needed a knee surgery (arthroscopy). Costs: -visit to a doctor and diagnosis (30$ per visit) -MRI of a knee (135$) -surgery +

Another case: I live in Poland and needed a knee surgery (arthroscopy). Costs: -visit to a doctor and diagnosis (30$ per visit) -MRI of a knee (135$) -surgery + one day stay in private clinic (1k$) So now I wanted to pay for everything without help of our health care system because that would mean waiting. When I tell people in US MRI costs 135$ in Poland they just can't believe it and this is in commercial clinic so they make money here, it has nothing to do with national health care system as I didn't use any refunds.