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#165 Things We Do For No Reason™ Part 2

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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How Much Does It Cost to Diagnose Syncope?

Dr. Dressler answered the question about how often is syncope identified as a cause using echocardiography. The next question was what's the cost to diagnose one structural abnormality given how we are currently utilizing echocardography, he said. Dr. Dressler: It would cost between $60,000 and $132,000 to make one diagnosis using echOCardiography.

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