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MRI price transparency vs hospital pricing

March 24, 2026Dutch Rojas

Dutch Rojas contrasts a $4,300 system MRI quote with a nearby imaging center charging $490 and posting prices publicly, arguing transparency can expose extreme price dispersion in US healthcare.

Our health system wanted $4,300 for an MRI.
The imaging center two miles away had a price of $490 and posts prices on their website.
And the “experts” keep saying price transparency doesn’t work.
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