Major medical equipment means medical equipment which is used for the provision of medical and other health services and which costs in excess of the capital expenditure minimum, except that such term does not include medical equipment acquired by or on behalf of a clinical laboratory to provide clinical laboratory services if the clinical laboratory is independent of a physician’s office and a hospital and it has been determined under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to meet the requirements of paragraphs (10) and (11) of Section 1861(s) of such Act. In determining whether medical equipment has a value in excess of the capital expenditure minimum, the value of studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, and other activities essential to the acquisition of such equipment shall be included.
No wonder health insurance costs so much, these are the five most expensive medical devices in the world! 0:00 Intro: 5 Most Expensive Medical Devices 0:26 3-D Mammography Machines 0:54 Robot Surgical Machines 1:39 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 2:12 CAT Scanners 2:36 Particle Accelerators
