Get answers to your medical imaging questions
Choosing to be informed about your healthcare choices and medical imaging starts with understanding your options. We’ve compiled a list of frequently asked medical imaging questions that will help you stay informed and equipped to talk to your doctor regarding your diagnosis and options that fit your schedule and budget.
Choose the answers you need to address the root of your pain, state-of-the-art technology with precise results and save up to 60% on your bill compared to hospital imaging services by choosing American Health Imaging.

Scheduling a Medical Imaging Appointment
Planning your imaging appointment should be simple. Find answers to common questions about scheduling, rescheduling, and transportation for your medical imaging exam.
We strive to schedule your appointment at the best time possible. To that end, many of our imaging centers offer extended hours, including early mornings, evenings and weekends. In some cases, we can schedule you for a procedure on the same day you call.
If you’re unable to keep your appointment, please call the specific American Health Imaging location where you’re scheduled 24 hours before your designated arrival time so we may try to fill your appointment with someone on our waiting list.
Hospitals often reschedule “low-risk” patients in response to emergency needs for imaging equipment. American Health Imaging doesn’t have an emergency department, so your appointment is your time, and someone with more urgent needs will not postpone, interrupt, or move it to a different date.
Some procedures, particularly those involving sedatives or anesthesia, do require that another person drive you home. If your procedure requires a driver for safety purposes, you’ll be notified as soon as you make your appointment. To find out more about the specific requirements of your next imaging procedure, refer to our service pages.
Questions About Medical Imaging Costs
You can choose clarity and precision that fits within your budget and is in-network with 99% of health plans. American Health Imaging offers state-of-the-art technology and high-quality scans at competitive prices and can help you save up to 60% compared to hospitals.
Most insurance plans have some type of a deductible to meet before partial or full benefits apply to healthcare costs.
Costs are subject to changes based on your insurer’s fee schedule and the timing of existing claims. Depending upon your deductible, coinsurance and copay requirements, your actual out-of-pocket costs may vary, as well.
Given the high overhead required to operate hospitals and hospital-owned outpatient facilities, these businesses tend to charge high prices for imaging procedures to fund other departments within the operations. Fortunately, you have a choice in imaging providers. American Health Imaging offers the same high-quality imaging services, or better, for up to 60% less than hospital-owned facilities.
Insurers don’t always cover imaging procedures – follow-ups, in particular – but paying out of pocket may not be as expensive as you think. At American Health Imaging, our prices are already significantly lower than hospitals, and we offer competitive self-pay rates for patients with no insurance.
In almost every case, yes. Lower prices are a win-win for patients and insurers, and most insurers offer price comparisons of their own. In general, the roadblock to insurance coverage isn’t the location of the imaging procedure, but the type of procedure being ordered.
Your Medical Imaging Results and Medical Records
As you continue care with your physician after your medical imaging exam, your physician will be given access to your scan medical imaging records and will discuss your results with you.
In most cases, your results will be available to your referring physician within 24-48 hours after your exam, but occasionally it may take a few days. If this window of time has passed, please contact your physician directly for more information about your results.
American Health Imaging sends your hardcopy images to your physician, when requested, who can provide them to you upon request. If you need an additional copy, there may be a nominal charge. If you’re working with a personal injury attorney, or if your referring physician has partnered with a specialist, please access our secure medical records request system.
We maintain all images and reports from your exams in accordance with state laws. In most states, these laws dictate a minimum of seven years.
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