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Take Two

Why can mammograms cost so much?

By Take Two Staff
Published Aug 11, 2014
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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Rebecca Plevin/KPCC
)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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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."