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A $1,205 MRI was preapproved by insurance. The patient was still on the hook for almost all of it - Yahoo Finance

Published by Yahoo Entertainment By Sam Bourgi · 28 August 2026 at 13:30
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A $1,205 MRI was preapproved by insurance. The patient was still on the hook for almost all of it - Yahoo Finance
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A Washington woman’s insurer preapproved a breast MRI, but she was still left with nearly the entire bill. The case shows why insurance approval doesn’t alwa...

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