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Why can mammograms cost so much?
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Aug 11, 2014
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Why can mammograms cost so much?
Mammograms in the Los Angeles area come with large, varying price tags. However, as KPCC's Rebecca Plevin reports, those prices are just the portal into what medical professional call an "unusual industry."
Valley Breast Care and Women's Health Center in Van Nuys charges its privately insured patients $540 for a basic mammogram.
Valley Breast Care and Women's Health Center in Van Nuys charges its privately insured patients $540 for a basic mammogram.
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Mammograms in the Los Angeles area come with large, varying price tags. However, as KPCC's Rebecca Plevin reports, those prices are just the portal into what medical professional call an "unusual industry."

Mammograms in the Los Angeles area come with large, varying price tags. However, as KPCC's Rebecca Plevin reports, those prices are just the portal into what medical professional call an "unusual industry."