Written By: Malacostracan, any member of the more than 29,000 species of the class Malacostraca (subphylum Crustacea, phylum Arthropoda), a widely distributed group of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial invertebrates. Lobsters, crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp, and isopods are all malacostracan crustaceans.
As a result, the cost per technical RVU for the two modalities was reversed, with a low cost basis ($17.69) for MR imaging and a nearly fivefold higher cost basis ($89.03) for interventional radiology. Indeed, it was this observation that led us to compare costs on a per examination basis.
1 This plays a big factor in the overall cost of an MRA procedure. 2  The cost for medical imaging tests such as this varies widely across geographic regions. 3  For example, data from NewChoiceHealth.com shows that the cost average of the procedure in Phoenix, AZ is $3,100 while in New York, NY, it is $3,800. 4  Facility.