After surgery I will be faced with a 16 hour flight to Singapore from LA. Have to make sure everything is screwed into place, last thing I want or the poor passenger sitting next to me is a problem in the middle of nowhere. We are planning of staying in LA for 2 months if not 3 before I try and fly.
I am stunned at the cost of MRI in the US. I had the full medical the other day here in Singapore, CAT scans, MRI, XRAYS, ultra sound head to toe check, cancer screening, blood test, dyes etc. I spent the whole day at the hospital doing test and the bill came to about 3000 US dollars, which by local standard is a ridiculous amount to spend on a medical.
If you are just going to do a MRI scan and you have to cover the cost yourself then its worth jumping on a flight out to this part of the world for a holiday, do some shopping, stay in a five star hotel, have a scan and then head back. You will probably have some change left over.
The other interesting thing I was asking about ball park cost and they said as I am coming from overseas I can get a big discount on the whole procedure cost, I did not ask why, any ideas? Do I get the B team? or they assume that other countries are less litigious?
