&gt;There is no reason to pay $1,500 for an MRI when there is another place across town willing to do it for $500.<p>Why should everyone need to individually comparison shop for every medical procedure? Why do two places in the same geographic area have a 3x price discrepancy? Shouldn&#x27;t I be able to just get an MRI without having to worry that my doctor, or other medical provider, is ripping me off?