Comment by danielh

Do you have private health insurance?

Because from my personal experience (in Cologne), the interaction goes like this:

  “I need an appointment for an MRI.”
  “Next one I can offer is in 4-8 weeks.”
  “I have private health insurance.”
  “Can you come in today?”

Anecdotally, when I dislocated my shoulder in Sweden in 2006, the obly way to even get an MRI was to pay out of pocket.