I mentioned this story before, I walked over to see the orthopedic guy about my shoulder. (The wife did the same.) He sent me to X-ray first, took 10 minutes or so. He then sent me for an MRI. They scheduled me for about 2 hours later in the afternoon. (The bill was $4731, which I didn't pay, yet.) The doc had my MRI a day later and scheduled surgery two weeks later.
I mentioned to the wife "Just like in France, eh?" and she's still laughing about that. Now, I'm sure this whole gig will be ridiculously expensive, using the lists prices, probably $30 K or so. But it is amazingly fast and streamlined. And of course I have Grade A insurance apparently.
The wife starts PT tomorrow morning, early, and then I have the dreaded lurgy test (which is "free").