How to Prepare for Your MRI Exam
There are a few general guidelines that apply to all exams offered at Doctors MRI. Our staff will inform you of everything you need to know concerning your exam at the time of scheduling.
General Guidelines
Arrive at least 30 minutes early to verify your registration information and complete patient registration forms. Patients will be given scrubs to change into in preparation for their exam. Bring prior scans with you to the exam if you are instructed to do so. Notify your physician and Doctors MRI staff if there is any chance that you may be pregnant or are currently breastfeeding.
Medical Records and Results
Every patient will leave with a copy of his or her exam on a CD. Doctors MRI staff will send the results of your exam directly to your physician within 24 hours. Your physician will discuss the results with you at your next scheduled appointment.
Contrast Injection
Doctors MRI staff will notify you if you are having a procedure that requires a contrast injection. Contrast media is used to increase visualization of structures within the body, particularly structures that are vascular or vascular in nature such as tumors. The inside or "lumen" of vessels is not always well demonstrated on MRI and contrast allows this to be easily seen. In the case of vascular structures such as a tumor, the presence of vascularity is indicative of a malignant vs. a benign tumor. MRI contrast is a gadolinium-based liquid that can readily be seen using MRI technology. It is injected into the blood stream through an IV. It remains in the blood stream at a high concentration for about one hour and is completely eliminated by a typical patient in a few hours. For patients that are over the age of 65 and any patients with known liver or kidney disorders, or patients with certain cancers such as myeloma, Doctors MRI requires patients to have laboratory tests done prior to their MRI to ensure safety. The tests are very quick and easy and can usually be done the same day as the exam. However, since we do not perform these required labs at Doctors MRI, scheduling timelines may be different. When you schedule your appointment at Doctors MRI, the staff will let you know if you need laboratory tests before your exam.
Patient Registration Forms
If you would like to fill out the required patient paperwork before arriving for your exam, please click on the link below. This link will provide a printer friendly copy of our patient registration forms that you can fill out at your leisure.
Patient Registration Forms
Payment and insurance information
At Doctors MRI we do our best to eliminate the headaches that often come along with medical visits. You can feel confident knowing that you’ll pay the lowest out-of-pocket fee for your MRI, whether you have insurance or not.
Unlike the competition that may offer discounts to patients paying with cash, Doctors MRI offers the same transparent pricing for every patient. Most patients are now faced with high deductibles or co-insurance. It’s good to know that with Doctors MRI, you’ll always pay the lowest out-of-pocket cost your portion of the bill.
We accept direct payment and offer flexible payment plans. If you have insurance, we will request your insurance information so that we can begin the pre-authorization process. Doctors MRI staff will work with your doctor's office to get pre-authorization before you come in for your appointment. Our goal is to eliminate unexpected costs for our valued patients. Even though we ask for your insurance information when scheduling, please bring your card to your appointment as well.
In-Network Insurance Providers
Doctors MRI is an in-network provider for most insurance companies and health plans. The following list of in-network providers is subject to change at any time. If you have any questions regarding your insurance, please call and we will do our best to help answer them.
- HealthChoice
- Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Department of Corrections
- Coventry/PPO Okla/CCN/First Health/Mailhandlers
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Liberty Mutual-Goodyear
- Indian Health Services
- Cigna
- Professional Diag Management
- Preferred Community Choice/PCC/PPO/BMI Health
- One Call Medical
- GEHA/PPO USA
- Corvel
- Wackenhut/GEO
- NPPN
- Tricare/Tricare Prime (Humana)
- Aetna
- PHCS/MultiPlan
