Imaging Services at Burbank Urgent Care in Burbank, CA

We do X-Rays. Our X-Ray machine will give a detailed image of your bones and organs so your Burbank Urgent Care provider can determine next steps. Getting the X-Ray images are fast and the machine uses a low dose of radiation. The X-Ray service is available 7 days a week at our clinic. It can be done as part of the urgent care visit.

We do ultrasounds. An ultrasound machine allows the provider to diagnose the causes of pain, swelling and infection in the body’s internal organs. Getting the image is fast and safe – safe for pregnant women, kids, adults, and seniors. It is painless and non-invasive. The ultrasound service is available 7 days a week at Burbank Urgent Care. However, you may have to come back by appointment.

We do CT Scans in our building. A CT (Computerized Tomography) Scan gives your provider a much better view of your body’s structure. It’s pain free and quick. You’ll lay on a table that slides you into the CT Scan; the tube spins around you to take the image based on the doctor’s directions. After the images are taken, a radiologist reviews and writes a report. The CT Scan is available Monday through Friday at specific times at OSS, which is right next door to us.

We do MRIs in our building. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is SAFE; it has no radiation and non-invasive. It uses magnetic field energy to take the images of your body’s structure. The benefit of the MRI is the doctor can better determine what’s the detailed condition of the bones, the soft tissues, and muscles. Once in the MRI room, you’ll lay on a table that slides you into the MRI. After the images are taken, a radiologist reviews and writes a report. The MRI is available Monday through Friday at specific times at OSS, which is right next door to us.

1. Make an online reservation or walk into Burbank Urgent Care.

2. Before you come in, change into loose-fitting clothes. It’s always a good idea to wear garments with the least amount of metal to lower the chances of metal appearing in the image.

3. During the office visit, the provider – either the physician or physician assistant – will first evaluate your health and then tell you if imaging is medically needed and what type of image is the most appropriate. The provider will write the order and then our team will guide you through the steps to access the imaging service.

4. Once you get the image, your Burbank Urgent Care provider will review the image and the report (some require a radiologist to review). Next, either by telehealth or by an in-person office visit, you’ll discuss the next steps for your care.

Yes. If you choose not to use insurance, you can be a self-pay patient. Please view:

X-Ray and/or Ultrasound
MRI and/or CT Scan

Yes. The provider will review your medical condition and then tell you If the imaging service is appropriate.

No.

Yes. Burbank Urgent Care does X-rays 7 days a week during the times we are open.

Yes. Burbank Urgent Care can order ultrasounds and you’ll do the procedure in our clinic with a contracted provider. Before the visit, the contracted provider will contact you to review your financial responsibility and/or payment.

No. Burbank Urgent Care does not have imaging technologies in its clinic but has EASY access to the imaging service next door at OSS. OSS does its best to accommodate urgent requests for MRIs and CT Scans.

OSS offers imaging during the week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:45 pm . Details.

1. During your visit at Burbank Urgent Care, the staff will look up your insurance and see if OSS is contracted with your health insurance plan.

2. If contracted, then Burbank Urgent Care will let you know if OSS needs authorization – approval – from your insurance. If you have Medicare, you do NOT need approval. If you have a PPO insurance, OSS will work to get the authorization expedited. Of course, you can also go in as a self-pay patient.

3. OSS will then look at its imaging schedule and do its best to find an open time slot, either the same or the next business day.

• Medicare
• Anthem Blue Cross PPO 
• Blue Shield California PPO
• Health Net PPO
• MP3
• United Healthcare PPO

No. Even though Burbank Urgent Care does accept patients with HMO Regal and Lakeside insurances (and without prior authorization), OSS does not. So, if your Burbank Urgent Care provider orders an MRI or CT Scan, the Burbank Urgent Care team will refer you to another local imaging center.