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ChemicalPop5255 t1_j0lbuz8 wrote

Reply to comment by DocCarlson in Where in PA can I go and get a MRI done with cash/ w/o insurance? by PhillyJo3

This is not true. I work at a large hospital in Philadelphia as a CT Tech. While MRI is almost never the first diagnostic test to be ordered they are still ordered frequently from the ER.

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Correct-Med5992 t1_j0m7kwe wrote

Agree this is not true as chemicalpop said. You can get a CT quicker (which can also rule out/diagnose certain head injuries and conditions). If you need a CT and PCP is not helping, you can either find an urgent care near you- call ahead and ask if they do MR OR CT scans on site and if they do either ask how much it is. Worst case scenario, go to Abington hospital on York road in willow grove. You will wait about 7+ hours but they will do a CT and review. If nothing is wrong you’ll go home, if you need to be admitted, they may do additional testing at that time. Lowest cost option is definitely an urgent care.

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DocCarlson t1_j0ldjiu wrote

I work in the ER and my hospital system in Allentown will not order MRI for patients until admitted which include stroke patients. They will scan OP then tell him to follow up with Neurology in order to get the MRI

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