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Nearest MRI services to Peterborough
There is no MRI service in Peterborough. The nearest is Jones Radiology-Whyalla in Whyalla, about 118 km away.
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1Medicare-eligible MRI (on the government list, updated 17 February 2026).
Opening hours not published — call before travelling.
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2Medicare-eligible MRI (on the government list, updated 17 February 2026).Opening hours not published — call before travelling.
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3MRI accredited but not on the Medicare-eligible list — ask about out-of-pocket cost.
Opening hours not published — call before travelling.
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4Lyell McEwin Hospital SAMI siteMedical Imaging Department, 120-130 Haydown Rd, Elizabeth Vale, SA, 5112198 km awayMedicare-eligible MRI (on the government list, updated 17 February 2026).
Opening hours not published — call before travelling.
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5Radiology SA Elizabeth ValePlayford Medical Bld, Se G01 46 John Rice Ave, Elizabeth Vale, SA, 5112198 km awayMRI accredited but not on the Medicare-eligible list — ask about out-of-pocket cost.Opening hours not published — call before travelling.
About these results
Peterborough does not have an MRI scanner. The closest is Jones Radiology-Whyalla, 118 km away in Whyalla. After that, the options are Benairnco Pty Ltd — Nuriootpa in Nuriootpa (167 km) and Benairnco Pty Ltd — Gawler South in Gawler South (182 km).
Six practices within 200 km of Peterborough are accredited for MRI in total; the five above are the closest by straight-line distance from the centre of town.
The eligible ones are Jones Radiology-Whyalla, Benairnco Pty Ltd — Nuriootpa and Lyell McEwin Hospital SAMI site — they appear on the Government's Medicare-eligible MRI list (last updated 17 February 2026). Benairnco Pty Ltd — Gawler South and Radiology SA Elizabeth Vale run an accredited MRI unit that is not on the list, so ask what an MRI there would cost you.
What Peterborough does have locally is x-ray. If your referral is for that, you do not need to leave town — see everything Peterborough has.
To put 118 km in context: of the 515 SA towns we hold, 17 are further than Peterborough from a MRI service. It is a real trip, and worth planning as one.
A 118 km trip is a day out of your life, not an errand. Ask your referring doctor about the patient travel assistance scheme in your state, and ask the nearest hospital whether a visiting service ever covers Peterborough — rosters like that do not appear in the accreditation register.
Across South Australia, 40 practices are accredited for MRI and 6 of those are outside the capital. That is the arithmetic behind the distance above — MRI is not spread evenly, and Peterborough sits in one of the gaps.
Current Medicare accreditation runs: Jones Radiology-Whyalla to 31 October 2027, Benairnco Pty Ltd — Nuriootpa to 30 June 2027 and Benairnco Pty Ltd — Gawler South to 30 November 2027. We drop a modality the day its accreditation lapses, so if it is listed above it is current.
Of the five practices listed, all publish a phone number, all have a website and none publishes opening hours we could confirm. A phone call before you travel is worth it: a practice can be accredited for a scan and still not run it daily.
scanfinder shows you where imaging is available. Your doctor decides which scan you need — you'll need a referral for all of these.
About MRI. An MRI uses a magnetic field rather than x-rays, and the machines are expensive, so far fewer places have one. Accreditation means a practice meets the Medicare requirements for it — it is not a ranking, and we publish no ratings. Distances are straight-line from the centre of the town, so the drive is a little longer.
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