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.
Medical Second Opinion Program. Medical Second Opinion Costs. The cost of a Johns Hopkins Dermatology Medical Second Opinion is $550. 1  If a pathology interpretation is required, there is an additional cost of $250.  If a radiology interpretation is required, there is an additional cost of $250.