AdvancedImaging.Vet · ROI Calculator

Will CT pay for itself at your hospital?

Start with the cases you already see. Enter how many you'd scan each week and what you'd charge, add your monthly costs, and see what's left.

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Pick how CT earnsScans alone, or scans plus the procedures they lead to.

Enter your case mixDental, skull, extremity, spine and body studies.

See what's left each monthAfter your payment, supplies, contrast and other costs.

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The numbers already filled in are my example practice. Replace every one with your own.

Step 1

How will CT earn its keep?

Scans only counts just the CT fees. Scans plus procedures also counts the surgery, dentistry or treatment that CT lets you keep in-house.

Scans onlyJudge CT on what the scans themselves bring in.Scan revenue view Scans plus proceduresAlso count the procedures CT helps you keep in-house.Scans plus procedures view

Step 2

What will you scan each week?

For procedures, enter how often a scan leads to one and what's left after that procedure's own costs, not the full invoice.

Case type and common next step	Scans / week	CT fee (or fee increase)	% that lead to a procedure	Income per procedure

Dental prophylaxis with CT is the extra you'd charge on each prophylaxis visit that includes CT (visits × fee increase). Only the supply cost comes off it. Put any other dental CT you'd bill on its own in the Other dental CT studies row.

Step 3

What does it cost each month?

Your finance payment, supplies and contrast per scan, teleradiology if you'll use it, and everything else rolled into one number.

Monthly finance payment

Planning payment, not a quote. Use your lender's number when you have it.

Anesthesia and supplies per patient

Up to $10 a patient for needles, IVs, tape and other anesthesia supplies. Applied to every scan, including dental prophylaxis.

Contrast per thorax / abdomen scan

About $50 a scan. Applied to thorax / abdomen studies only.

Other monthly program costs

Service, software, QA and compliance.

% of studies sent to teleradiology*

Leave at 0 if you'll read in-house. Not applied to dental prophylaxis.

Teleradiology cost per case*

Only used when the % above is more than 0.

Advanced assumptionsCollections, operating weeks, ramp-up, growth and upfront cash.

% of CT fees you expect to collect

Leave at 100% if your fee is already what you expect to collect. Procedure income should already be net.

Operating weeks per year

Allows for holidays, maintenance and short weeks. 48 weeks = 4 weeks a month.

First-year volume

Share of planned volume in year one, while referrals and your team ramp up.

Yearly volume growth after year two

Applied to years three to five. Monthly costs stay the same.

Upfront cash or down payment

Taken off once in the first-year and five-year views. I'll also show how many months it takes to earn back.

Staff time isn't included; consider it in your plan. *Studies sent to teleradiology cost extra, usually about $150 a case. Not every case goes to a radiologist, so it's only counted if you enter a percentage.

Where the money comes from

Check that this matches the cases you really see and the work you can really do.

What if weekly volume changes?

This keeps your fees, costs and procedure rates the same and changes only the number of scans. It's a quick check, not a forecast.

Fewer scans · 75%—monthly cash

Planned · 100%—monthly cash

More scans · 125%—monthly cash

How the math works

I keep two things apart: what the CT scans earn, and what the follow-on care earns. Then I take off what you pay each month.

Scan incomeScans a week × (fee × % collected − supplies − contrast on thorax / abdomen − teleradiology share).

Dental prophylaxis with CTVisits a week × (fee increase × % collected − supplies). No contrast or teleradiology.

Procedure incomeScans a week × % that lead to a procedure × income per procedure. It's zero with no scans, and left out of the scans-only view.

Monthly cashWeekly total × operating weeks ÷ 12 − finance payment − other monthly costs.

Break-evenScans a week needed to cover the payment and other monthly costs at the same case mix, rounded up.

Ramp and five-year viewYear one uses your first-year volume. Year two uses planned volume; growth starts in year three. Upfront cash comes off once.

This is a planning estimate, not profit or a guarantee, and not financial advice. Staff time isn't included; consider it in your plan. Check the numbers against a written quote and your accountant before you decide.

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