VAT & ENG Vestibular Imaging Diagnostic Balance Testing We BUY Sell FINANCE New & USED Medical Equipment Start Price USD 42,500.00 Current Price USD 42,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 43,500.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, August 19, 2008 End Time Friday, August 29, 2008 Location Arvada, Colorado See more about 'VAT & ENG Vestibular Imaging Diagnostic Balance Testing' Description ENG & VAT Imaging Diagnostic Vestibular Testing Medical click to enlarge This auction includes: (1) Brand NEW ENG & VAT Combo IncludesVestibular Testing Unit Purchase also includes: On-site training 3 Year Factory Warranty!   Why prescribe?Start diagnosing today. $400-600 per 20 minute diagnosis. CPT Codes and Reimbursements   Vestibular Testing with ENG/VAT/EOG:   Approx. Medicare 2005 Rate per Unit $100                92270  Electro-Oculography   (1.5 units)  $60                  92541  Spontaneous nystagmus test $60                  92542  Positional nystagmus test $50                  92544  Optokinetic nystagmus test $45                  92545  Oscillating tracking test (2 units) $5                    92547  Supplemental use of Electrodes (7 units) $350                92700  Active Head Rotation   TOTAL  $790     Audiometric Testing:   $55                  92557  Comprehensive hearing test (Air, Bone, and Speech) $25                  92567  Tympanometry $18                  92568  Acoustic reflex testing $90                  92588  Evoked auditory test (Otoaccoustic Emmissions – OAE) TOTAL  $188   THE CONTENTS AND MATERIAL CONTAINED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY A VARIETY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUSIVE OF MEDICARE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ANY OF THE NECESSARY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, EITHER LOCAL, STATE AND/OR FEDERAL, TO VERIFY GUIDELINES, COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, FEE SCHEDULES, BILLING REQUIREMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNTS THAT MAY EFFECT YOUR SPECIFIC BUSINESS. THE MATERIALS PROVIDED HAVE BEEN RESEARCHED AND ARE PREPARED PROFESSIONALLY AND MAY NOT BE USED FOR DISTRIBUTION. THESE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED AS A REFERENCE AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.   Things You May Not Know About Dizziness and Balance Disorders IN 1994, 11 MILLION PHYSICIAN VISITS FOR DIZZINESS WERE RECORDED.36 IN 1988, DYSEQUILIBRIUM WAS THE SECOND MOST COMMON DIAGNOSIS FOR A MEDICARE HOSPITAL ADMISSION, WITH AN AVERAGE STAY OF 4.3 DAYS. 55 50% OF PATIENTS COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING DO NOT GET A DIAGNOSIS. 51 70% OF PATIENTS COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR MECLIZINE. 6 MECLIZINE IS KNOWN TO HINDER THE NATURAL VESTIBULAR COMPENSATION PROCESS. 57 MOST MEDICATION GEARED TOWARDS TREATING THE SYMPTOMS OF DIZZINESS AND DYSEQUILIBRIUM (VESTIBULAR SUPPRESSANT, ANTI-EMETICS, ANTI-CHOLINERGICS, SEDATIVES, AND TRANQU'ILIZERS) HINDER THE NATURAL VESTIBULAR COMPENSATION PROCESS. 57 MECLIZINE HAS THE SLOWING EFFECT ON REACTION TIME EQUAL TO A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .04 TO .06. 32 REDUCED REACTION TIME IS A LEADING.CAUSE OF FALLS IN THE ELDERLY. 53 VESTIBULAR ABNORMALITIES ARE 'FOUND IN 50 PERCENT OF FALLERS. 12 FALLS LEAD TO OVER 200,000 HIP FRACTURES PER YEAR IN THE U.S. 21 NEARLY 50% OF ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMI1TED FOR HIP FRACTURES BECOME CHRONIC PATIENTS. 37 NEARLY 50% OF ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED FOR HIP FRACTURES DIE WITHIN ONE YEAR. 44 MRI EXAMS HAVE A VERY LOW YIELD FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING EXAMINATIONS FOR DIZZINESS. I5 VESTIBULAR EVALUATIONS INCLUDING AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIALS AND ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY ARE OVER 90% SENSITIVE FOR AUDITORY NERVE, BRAINSTEM OR CEREBELLAR PATHOLOGY CAUSING DIZZINESS. 19, 26 VESTIBULAR EVALUATION GENERALLY COSTS ABOUT ONE HALF OF A MRI WITH CONTRAST. 42 ALL THAT IS DIZZY IS NOT VESTIBULAR. VISUAL AND SOMATOSENSORY INPUT, AS WELL AS EFFICIENT BRAINSTEM INTEGRATION ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO NORMAL BALANCE FUNCTION. APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MEDICATIONS IN THE PDR LIST DIZZINESS, VERTIGO, OR LIGHT-HEADEDNESS AS A POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECT. 50 VESTIBULAR DISORDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN 85% OF PATIENTS COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS. 47 BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO (BPPV) IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF EPISODIC VERTIGO. 11 BPPV IS TREATED SUCCESSFULLY IN ONE OR TWO OFFICE SESSIONS OVER 90% OF THE TIME. IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC BALANCE PROBLEMS, ONLY VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION HAS SHOWN TO IMPROVE BALANCE FUNCTION AND PERFORMANCE WHEN COMPARED TO MEDICAL THERAPY OR GENERAL EXERCISES. 23 THERAPY DIRECTED TOWARDS A SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS IN 85% OF PATIENTS, WHILE GENERAL VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION EXERCISES RESULTED IN COMPLETE RESOLUTION IN 64%. 45 THERE IS A HIGH CORRELATION BETWEEN "PANIC DISORDERS" AND ABNORMAL VESTIBULAR FUNCTION. 22 "The sale of this item may be subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state and local regulatory agencies. If so, do not bid on this item unless you are an authorized purchaser. If the item is subject to FDA regulation, I will verify your status as an authorized purchaser of this item before shipping of the item." Payment Bank Wire Transfers PayPal Accepted ON-SITE FINANCING Available Shipping Call for shipping quote We will ship worldwide Must contact us for shipping price! Returns All Sales Are Final Please Contact Trinity Medical Solutions, Inc with any questions Trinity Medical Solutions, Inc. 1-800-503-4330 24hours/7 days "The sale of this item may be subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state and local regulatory agencies. If so, do not bid on this item unless you are an authorized purchaser. If the item is subject to FDA regulation, I will verify your status as an authorized purchaser of this item before shipping of the item." Copyright © 2006 Trinity Medical Solutions Inc. - Ebay Template and Graphic Design by LaunchPadAuctions.com Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!