10 Most Expensive Cities for Healthcare

1.    Sacramento, CA- The most expensive city for CT scans at $1,404 and MRIs at $2,635

2.    San Francisco, CA- With an average cost of $251, San Francisco is the most expensive place to find preventive primary care in the U.S.

3.    Dallas, TX- The fourth most expensive city for CT scans, fifth for MRIs, and eleventh for preventive primary care

4.    St. Louis, MO- The eighth costliest place for MRIs, tenth for CT scans and thirteenth in preventive care

5.    Kansas City, MO- The third most expensive city in the country for both CT scans and MRIs, it falls to eighteenth when it comes to preventive primary care at just $138

6.    Charlotte, NC- Seventh for MRIs at $1,813 and fifth for primary care at $199

7.    Denver, CO- Denver scores a pair of sixth place rankings for CT scans and MRIs, but falls to nineteenth in preventive care at $134

8.    Miami, FL- Ranks notably high for the cost of an MRI. It’s the fourth most expensive place for one at $1,968

9.    Boston, MA- The sixth most expensive city for preventive primary care, Boston is also number 10 when it comes to MRIs at $1,737

10.  Portland, OR- Portland is the third most expensive city for preventive primary care at $216, but drops to fourteenth for MRIs and seventeenth for CT scans

Source: Castlight Health