ECONOMIC MODEL

Understand the economic impact of contrast supervision.

Model coverage costs and recovered study revenue with your own operating assumptions. Start with the defaults, then adjust to your reality.

What would contrast coverage actually cost you?

Two minutes, rough numbers are fine. Nothing is sent until you ask.

How do you cover contrast supervision today?We pay an outside physicianLocum, moonlighting, or a contracted radiologist covering contrast shifts.Our own radiologists cover itSupervision comes out of your staff radiologists' day.We don't offer contrast yetYou have the scanners but are not running contrast studies.

Sites needing coverage3

Contrast hours per site, per week40The hours you want covered — what you run today, or want to.

Contrast studies per site, per week45Roughly what you run today.

Studies turned away or rescheduled, per site per week6Because coverage wasn't available when the patient needed it.

Net revenue per study$260What you actually collect, not what you charge.

Supervision hours per site, per week12Only the hours you actually pay for — usually well below your operating hours.

Cost per covered hour$300Locum, moonlighting, or the loaded hourly cost of a staff radiologist.

Assumptions50 wks · 80% capture

Operating weeks per year50

Share of those studies you'd actually capture80%We default to 80%. Not every deferred patient comes back.

An estimate, not a quote. Revenue figures use the numbers you entered and are not a representation of reimbursement, which varies by payer, contract, setting and code.

Estimated net annual impact

$337,200

Strong case

You spend less on coverage and stop turning studies away.

Coverage cost you stop paying$540,000

Revenue from studies you'd gain$187,200

Tether program cost-$390,000

Net annual impact$337,200

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Studies gained per year720

Hours newly covered4,200 hrs

Cost per supervised study$52

Hours you pay for today1,800 hrs

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HOW THIS IS CALCULATED

A model built to be useful in a real budget conversation.

Coverage savings case

When you pay for physician coverage, the model compares your annual paid coverage cost with estimated annual Tether cost. This value case is not combined with radiologist capacity.

Study revenue benefit

The model estimates recovered studies from unavailable volume, operating weeks, capture rate, and net revenue per study. Added operating hours can also create additional study capacity.

Radiologist capacity case

The model values recovered radiologist time from reduced drive and on-site supervision time, then adds study revenue and subtracts annual Tether cost. It is shown separately from coverage savings to avoid double counting.

This is an estimate, not a quote.

Figures depend on the assumptions you enter and can be adjusted above. Actual pricing varies by site, operating hours, modality mix, and the supervision model required in your state. Revenue figures are illustrative, not reimbursement guidance, and vary by payer, contract, setting, and code. This tool is for planning—not legal, financial, or billing advice.

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Need a written analysis for your team?

We can turn these assumptions into a concise one-page summary with a state-specific supervision snapshot and a coverage recommendation for your operating model.

INCLUDED IN THE SUMMARY

01 — One-page economic summary

02 — State-specific supervision snapshot

03 — Right-sized coverage recommendation