[sidm83]

In India, you can book an appointment for MRI scans at private clinics the very same day or at worst within 1-2 days. Costs about USD 100 or lesser.

There is also this startup - https://qure.ai (Not my employer, I know someone who works there) which has already automated the report generation part for several classes of X Ray / CT / Ultrasound scans. This takes away the requirement of having a trained Radiologist to go through the scan and then create a report, which certainly helps in scaling the availability of such scans - you just need the machine and trained staff to operate it, and are not dependent upon having a doctor with a postgrad in radiology to write the reports.

[ramraj07]

MRI scans in our budget MRI lab (yes that’s correct) a km away is 2500 Rs or like 60 USD and less than an hour wait time. How MRIs got commoditized in india through competition should be studied hard.

[esperent]

The average monthly wage in India is about $300.

I just checked and MRI scans in Ireland are about 300eur, while the average monthly wage is about 3300eur.

I know average monthly wage isn't the most robust of measures, but still, looks to me like MRIs are pretty expensive in India relative to people's ability to pay for them.

[spaceman_2020]

OP likely shared the price at a major metro. The per capita income in metros is a lot higher. Bangalore, iirc, is $8k.

[spaceman_2020]

Healthcare in India is rather amazing. When my wife was pregnant, we could get a sonography scan at a top private hospital for $30-40 without any insurance. The scan was done by an experienced doctor, not a technician.