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		danmaz74 on March 4, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in Fra... I believe that there are some additional costs. But come on, more than double the price... ;)

estel on March 4, 2012 [–]

Depending on the hourly rate, €80 of paperwork isn't all that much.

danmaz74 on March 5, 2012 | [–]

Ok, probably the absolute value of the (very simple) repair doesn't make this a very significant example. But for sure it was a pretty big overhead.

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