Do I really need this CT scan???

This is going to be one of those — Do as I say things and not do as I did.  Why didn’t I ask about the CT scan before I had the darn thing?  I was hurting with a kidney stone & yes, I know that sometimes you need to be sure.  But did I need to be $2,700.00 sure?  I was “lucky” to have insurance and so it will only cost me $900.00.  Yeah, I just happen to have an extra $900.00 just lying around.  No, I’ll be making payments.  I guess instead of asking if I really needed this test, I should have asked how much it was going to cost.  Now,  I am a pharmacist and I know a lot of things are expensive and some are even necessary,but, I did not know that a CT test was ultra expensive and took 5 minutes.  I won’t be making this mistake ever again.  These are the things that I will be asking in the future:

1- Why does it need to be done?  Can it be done later, if I  do not get better?

2- Will it change my treatment plan?

3- How much will it cost?

Makes prevention sound great doesn’t it?