Film Copies
We can duplicate x-rays or
any other diagnostic images that are printed on
film.
Send them to us with a
note requesting copies (so that we do not issue a
radiologic report on them by default!).
Small (8x10", 10x12'): $11 ea
Large (7x17", 14x17"): $15 ea
Full spine 14x36 originals are copied onto two 14x17 sheets
-- see note below.
Return postage will be
added. We are also required to charge sales tax
for orders mailed within Washington state. Therefore, your order
total
will vary, depending on your location and the size of your order.
FILM
COPYING:
Copy
films are nearly identical to the original films,
except that they have a tendency to be slightly more contrast-y than
the
originals. This cannot be helped.
Analytical markings should be
removed before submitting
x-rays for copying.
It is highly recommended that you
not place typed labels
over the exposed ID on x-rays. When
duplicated, the light cannot go through the label, so that the ID is
solid black
where the opaque label was affixed. If
this occurs, you will need to type an ID label for the copies before
you send
the copies elsewhere.
Regarding
full spine 14x36" films:
There is no such thing as 14x36" duplicating
film (nor is
there a commercially-available 14x36" copy box). 14x36" films must be
copied on two 14x17" sheets of film, one extending from the top of the
original film and one extending from the other end when the film is
inverted in
the copy box. Since there are
therefore only 34" to work with instead of 36", there is frequently an
inch or so in the middle of the film which cannot be reached and copied.
If the patient's height does not require the full
36" on the
original film, we do our best to match the two 14x17" films in the
middle.
Please note, before sending these
full spine copies to another facility, that at least one of the halves
(and
possibly the other half) does not contain a date or any patient
identification.
Please add ID.
There is no specific CPT code for copying x-rays.
Use 99070 "Supplies and
Materials." Items billed under
this code must be listed.
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