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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2021

Implementation of a hybrid angiography-CT system: increased short-term revenue at an academic radiology department.

Jonathan Fergus, Karan Nijhawan, Nicholas Feinberg, Mark Hieromnimon, Rakesh Navuluri, Steve Zangan, Brian S Funaki, Osman Ahmed

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jonathan FergusDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Karan NijhawanDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. karannijhawan4@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0835-9133
Nicholas FeinbergDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Mark HieromnimonSchool of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Rakesh NavuluriDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Steve ZanganDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Brian S FunakiDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Osman AhmedDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

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purposeTo analyze the financial impact following implementation of a hybrid Angio-CT system at a tertiary care academic medical center.

methodsAggregate case types and volumes were compared 24 months before and 12 months after a hybrid Angio-CT system replaced a traditional interventional C-arm angiography suite at an academic medical center. Procedure revenues from this 36-month study period were derived from five payors mixes (Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, out-of-pocket and managed care program) and Medicare-rate adjusted to each individual payor types.

resultsAverage case volume per month increased 12% in the hybrid Angio-CT suite when compared to the previous traditional angiography suite (P < 0.05). The variety of IR procedures in the hybrid Angio-CT suite also expanded to include more complex interventional radiology and interventional oncology procedures; the breadth of cases performed in the hybrid Angio-CT suite were associated with CPT codes of higher rates (average CPT value/case increased from $2,334.61 to $2,567.25). The estimated average annual revenue of the hybrid Angio-CT suite increased 23% as compared to previous traditional angiography suite.

conclusionA hybrid Angio-CT system is a financially feasible endeavor at a tertiary care academic medical center that facilitated higher complexity procedure codes and increased procedure-related revenue.

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AngiographyMedicareAgedComputed Tomography AngiographyHumansRadiology, InterventionalUnited StatesAngiography–CTFinanceHybridRevenue

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