[roentgen]

Correct. When a CT scan is performed, there are two charges generated. A 'Technical Fee' for performing the study, and a 'Professional Fee' for reading it. The technical fee is almost always larger.

If you work for a hospital they keep the technical fee, and you get whatever professional fees you can collect. Insurance companies hate paying, so they will find any reason to deny. Collection rates range between 60% and 80%.

My partners and I own imaging centers, we collect both fees. So we are running a business, and I don't consider it small anymore.