Doing a little medical tourism in Medan, Sumatra, today. My foot has been bothering me after a bike accident, so might as well take a picture with the MRI machine here. Gleneagles Hospital is an impressive, newish building in Medan. The hospital is operated by a Singapore company. No lineup, $100 for any body part you like.
My total cost at the hospital was:
Free Referral from hospital doctor for MRI
$ 1 register at hospital
$100 MRI of foot (took 1 hour)
$ 10 Doctor to interpret it
$ 40 Celebrex (recommended by Doctor)
Free Doctor for second opinion
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$151 Total
In the USA, that would be about $2,000. Doctor Robinson in San Jose said he would have requested a different MRI signal for the foot to show specific tissues, but no complaints about the picture otherwise. He said I should wear shoe insoles.
