Common Medical Procedures Cheaper In Kent County
The cost of colonoscopies, MRIs, CT scans and mammograms can shift a lot from county to county.
It costs about $400 less to get a colonoscopy in Kent County than it does in most of Rhode Island, and other common procedures like MRIs, mammograms and CT scans will cost you less, too. That's according to data from New Choice Health, a private company that encourages people to become smarter healthcare consumers. New Choice estimates colonoscopies cost about $2,300 in Kent County, compared to $2,700 on average across Rhode Island. An MRI will run you $1,900 in Kent County, a CT scan costs about $1,500 and a mammogram in the area is $250 on average, New Choice reports. All our less expensive in Kent County than across the rest of the state. These big regional differences have been in the news lately: As the Washington Post wrote on …
