ECHO interpreation reimbursement

[Nivakia]

Anyone can give me a good estimate of a typical 2D resting ECHO reimbursement

 

[gutonc]

This site seems to be a pretty decent starting point.

 

[uselessmember]

Does the reimbursement change if you are echo board certified vs. not?

 

[Nivakia]

my institution seems to charge higher for a common 2d ECHO than that site, like twice the amount.

 

[gutonc]

my institution seems to charge higher for a common 2d ECHO than that site, like twice the amount.

They can charge whatever the hell they want. That's what CMS will pay them for it.

 

[Nivakia]

I see, that makes sense, so it looks like they are not making much money reading echos.

 

[gutonc]

I see, that makes sense, so it looks like they are not making much money reading echos.

Well, if you own the machine and employ the tech, you're getting about $450 for each echo from CMS. Up to you to decide if that's "not much money".