Medical Procedures Cheaper in Cobb Than Fulton
The cost of colonoscopies, MRIs, CT scans and mammograms can shift a lot from place to place.
It costs $400 less to get an MRI in Cobb County than Fulton County. That's according to data from New Choice Health, a private company that encourages people to become smarter healthcare consumers. Colonoscopies also seem at a discount in Cobb compared to Fulton, as the average cost is $360 less in Cobb. Mammograms and CT scans also are considerably cheaper. These big regional differences have been in the news lately: As the Washington Post wrote on Wednesday, "One hospital charges $8,000 - another $38,000." Using the same data as the Post, The New York Times listed out the prices of a series of procedures in hospitals across the country. The Times and the Post used data from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Patch worked with …
Mickey Grant
9:07 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
Stan Cottrell and Gov. Deal are not reciting correct facts. Ask anyone who doesn't have insurance, about 1/4 of Georgia. Stan Cottrell simply has Medicare. Lucky for him. more ›