Here in Germany it's less than 20. I think it was between 10 and 15 € for a finger.
This includes an expert's opinion, albeit a succinct one.
I wish they'd do technical/industrial things in a similar fashion. Make appointment, bring piece, get xray, wait a few minutes, leave with xray image/dataset. For cheap. Require bagging for contamination reasons.
Here in Germany we pay highest healthcare insurance costs in the world. If you earn more than 55000 Euro/year, you have to pay 9600 Euro/year for health insurance alone!
And you cannot opt out!
Together with your spouse you have to pay insane 19200 Euro annually!
No wonder it is between 10 and 15 Euro for a finger. In USA if you pay $20000 you will be fully ensured and you will not need to pay anything for your finger check.
> If you earn more than 55000 Euro/year, you have to pay 9600 Euro/year for health insurance alone!
Half of which is paid by your employer. If you earn less, you pay less and still get access to the same health care.
> Together with your spouse you have to pay insane 19200 Euro annually!
Only if they also earn as much. If they don't work, your don't pay anything to insure them.
> And you cannot opt out!
Employees earning more than 60k and freelancers can opt out of the system.
> No wonder it is between 10 and 15 Euro for a finger.
With insurance you don't pay anything for getting your finger checked. That was the price without insurance (full bill including consultation would be probably 50€ or so).
Wrong. Your employer covers only 50% of base KV part and excludes PV and other extras. Take 14.6% from 55000 and divide it by 2 to see what your employer covers.
Oh, sorry, the price is the GOÄ (Gebührenordnung für Ärtzte) price the X-Ray place can bill you/your insurance. This includes the X-Ray consultation.
You are send there by your GP if the GP determines you need it checked like that. They write it down, give you a form, and the specialist uses it to bill the insurance (as they don't pay if you just show up at the X-Ray place directly).
Also a full hand, including the palm, is less than 10€ more I think. It's really not that expensive (a Finger was the cheapest I remember finding).
I wish they'd do technical/industrial things in a similar fashion. Make appointment, bring piece, get xray, wait a few minutes, leave with xray image/dataset. For cheap. Require bagging for contamination reasons.