Pennsylvania man receives 2 echocardiograms at same hospital — one cost $170, the other $3,101

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review)

A Pennsylvania man received two echocardiograms at Paoli (Pa.) Hospital: the first diagnosed a heart defect, and the second was to confirm a procedure was successful. The price was $339 for the first and $3,484 for the latter, according to the The Philadelphia Inquirer. Continue reading article here…

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