How Much Will That Heart Test Cost? Many Hospitals Won't Tell You

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How Much Will That Heart Test Cost? Many Hospitals Won't Tell You

<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/02/hospital-costs-medical-care-heart-test_n_4374093.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qJGGKx1xjp8aDARG5jy7Lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Huffington%20Post/How_Much_Will_That_Heart-a5ee5481fecb4a493014b8cdef1f5d58" width="130" height="86" alt="How Much Will That Heart Test Cost? Many Hospitals Won't Tell You" align="left" title="How Much Will That Heart Test Cost? Many Hospitals Won't Tell You" border="0" /></a>By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer Published: 12/02/2013 04:07 PM EST on LiveScience Patients often have a hard time finding out exactly what their medical care will cost them, and a new study finds that hospitals often are not able to provide price information for even simple procedures. In the study, the researchers called 20 hospitals in the Philadelphia area, and asked how much it would cost to get an electrocardiogram (EKG) -- a simple test of the heart's electrical activity that's carried out the same way on all patients. The researchers later called up the same hospitals and asked how</p><br clear="all"/>

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