Planet Money - Shopping For An MRI - Had I known to shop, I'd have saved $900 :-(

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"How can one hospital charge $800 for an MRI while the stand alone clinic down the street charges $450? We visit two MRI centers in Pensacola, Florida to find out."
No joke, I paid $1500 for an MRI at a local hospital in South Carolina, listened to this podcast, and discovered that a nearby stand alone clinic offered the same MRI for $600
Crazy stuff!