Re: Generation II...
Steve Childs
Description
Collection
Title:
Re: Generation II...
Creator:
Steve Childs
Date:
9/22/2003
Text:
It may look like a higher fee for a custom orthosis, but our fee includes
all follow-up and adjustments. At a Doctors office, the $1200 KO may only be
$1000, but the patient will be charged for a casting appt., a fitting appt.,
and at least 2 follow up appts. Office visits in our area run from $100 -
$300. Now if we take the $1000 and add 4 appt. at an average of $200 each,
the $1000 KO becomes $1800. Now we can see the incentive for the
manufactures and the Doctors.
Steve Childs, BOC Prosthetist
all follow-up and adjustments. At a Doctors office, the $1200 KO may only be
$1000, but the patient will be charged for a casting appt., a fitting appt.,
and at least 2 follow up appts. Office visits in our area run from $100 -
$300. Now if we take the $1000 and add 4 appt. at an average of $200 each,
the $1000 KO becomes $1800. Now we can see the incentive for the
manufactures and the Doctors.
Steve Childs, BOC Prosthetist
Citation
Steve Childs, “Re: Generation II...,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/221721.
