I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unhealthy despite eating well and exercising. I was reassured, but it felt like a waste of money.

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Woman collage with microscope of fat and blood cells.
 

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A woman smiles with a tropical drink and an MRI scan in the back.

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When Josef Woodman's shoulder gave out in 2012 — strained from chopping firewood on his farm outside Chapel Hill, North Carolina — he said he was quoted between $2,400 and $3,200 for an MRI at Duke University Hospital.

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