How much is that head CT? Price transparency and variability in radiology

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 453-457

  Paul, Aaron B ^a   Oklu, Rahmi ^a   Saini, Sanjay ^a   Prabhakar, Anand M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

medical imaging; noncontrast head CT; Price transparency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RADIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEAD; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DISCLOSURE; FEES AND CHARGES; HEAD; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929026268     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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