Pricing
One price per study. Two fees on every line, shown separately.
Raydiac prices teleradiology reporting from a published rate card: one line for each combination of modality, study type, contrast, priority and shift, with the radiologist’s fee and Raydiac’s platform fee stated side by side. One monthly invoice, GST on the platform fee only, no minimum volume and no lock-in. The card itself is shared during onboarding.
- Per-study rate card, not a bundle
- Radiologist fee and platform fee separate
- 18 percent GST on the platform fee only
- Monthly, cancel with notice
One rate line
Illustrative- Modality
- CT
- Study
- Brain
- Contrast
- Plain
- Priority
- STAT
- Shift
- Night
Figures are issued in your rate card during onboarding. The rate on an order is fixed when the order is created.
How a line is composed
Five keys set the line. Two fees and one tax make up the total.
Every study a site sends maps to exactly one line on the rate card. The columns below are the columns on the card; the rows show the kinds of study a hospital sends most, without the prices.
| Modality | Study | Contrast | Priority | Shift | Radiologist fee | Platform fee | GST on platform fee | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | Brain | Plain | Routine | Day | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
| CT | Brain | Plain | STAT | Night | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
| CT | Chest | Contrast | Urgent | Evening | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
| CT | Abdomen and pelvis | Triphasic | Routine | Day | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
| MRI | Brain | Plain | Routine | Day | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
| MRI | Lumbar spine | Plain | Urgent | Night | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
| MRI | Knee | Plain | Routine | Evening | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — | ₹ — |
Modality and study type
CT or MRI, then the anatomical study: brain, chest, abdomen and pelvis, spine, a joint, an angiogram. Study types follow the template library, so the line a study lands on is the line the report is written against.
Contrast and priority
Plain, contrast or a multiphase protocol. Priority is routine, urgent or STAT, set by the site at intake; it can be raised, never lowered, and the line moves with it.
Shift
Day, evening or night, by the time the order is created in Indian Standard Time. Night and weekend lines carry a higher radiologist fee, which is how the panel is rostered for the hours hospitals find hardest to cover.
Figures issued in your rate card. Rows illustrate the keys that set a line, not the full card and not prices.
The pricing model
Nine terms, written so a hospital administrator can check each one against the invoice.
A published rate card, per study
Every line is keyed by modality, study type, contrast, priority and shift. There are no bundles, no tiers and no per-bed or per-scanner charges. A site pays for each study it sends, at the line that study maps to.
Two fees, shown separately
Each line states the radiologist’s fee and Raydiac’s platform fee as two figures. The hospital sees what the reporting radiologist is paid and what the platform charges for routing, viewing, signing, delivery, audit and support.
GST on the platform fee only
The radiologist’s professional service is exempt health care under Entry 74 of Notification 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate). Raydiac’s platform service is taxable at 18 percent. The invoice shows the exempt line, the taxable line and the GST on it separately.
One monthly invoice per organisation
A single invoice each month listing every study by order, line and fee, with the service credits for that month applied. Payment terms are stated in the agreement. Chains and groups receive one invoice per organisation with a breakdown by site.
No minimum volume, no lock-in
There is no monthly minimum and no 12 or 24 month term. The agreement runs month to month and either side can end it with the notice period it states. Signed reports and images remain the site’s to export at any time.
Service credits when a target is missed
Each site’s agreement carries a service-level target for routine, urgent and STAT orders and the credit that applies when a study is reported after it. The countdown is visible on the worklist, so a miss is a fact both sides saw, and the credit appears on the next invoice.
The rate is snapshotted at intake
When an order is created, the rate in force on that line is written to the order. A later revision of the card never reprices a study already sent, whether or not it has been signed yet. The invoice is reconstructable line by line from the orders.
A per-site subscription for chains, later
Groups that want Raydiac white-labelled under their own name, or self-hosted on their own infrastructure, will be offered a per-site platform subscription in a later phase. That is a separate arrangement and is not part of the per-study rate card described here.
Shared at onboarding, priced against a public floor
The rate card is shared in full during onboarding, before a site signs. Raydiac’s stated policy is to price each line at or slightly above the IRIA minimum radiologist charges, so that the radiologist fee can be checked against a reference the profession publishes.
The IRIA minimum charges, and what the established teleradiology companies publish, are set out in the guide to teleradiology pricing in India.
Who pays what
The hospital pays one invoice. Raydiac never holds the radiologist’s money.
Payment runs through an RBI-authorised payment aggregator’s split settlement. The hospital pays the invoice total once; the aggregator settles the radiologist fees to the radiologists who signed the reports and the platform fee to Raydiac. Under the RBI’s Master Directions on Payment Aggregators, a platform that collects hospital money and pays radiologists later from its own account is doing unlicensed aggregator business, so Raydiac does not do it.
GST and TDS on radiology reporting, explained| Line | Hospital pays | Goes to | Tax treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiologist fee | Yes, on the invoice | The reporting radiologist, by split settlement | GST-exempt (Entry 74). TDS 194-O at 0.1 percent deducted by Raydiac, Form 16A issued |
| Platform fee | Yes, on the invoice | Raydiac | Taxable at 18 percent GST |
| GST on platform fee | Yes, on the invoice | Government, remitted by Raydiac | Input tax credit not usually available to a hospital whose own services are exempt |
| Aggregator charge | No | The payment aggregator | Borne by Raydiac out of the platform fee |
| Service credit | Reduces the invoice | Credited to the hospital | Shown as a separate line on the next invoice |
| Second read or addendum | Yes, at the rate card line | As above, per report | As above, per line |
Raydiac’s GST registration and legal entity details appear on every invoice. Tax positions summarised here are Raydiac’s own; sites and radiologists should confirm theirs with a chartered accountant.
For radiologists
How your share reaches you.
The radiologist fee on each line is the fee the reporting radiologist receives, before TDS. It is not a share of an undisclosed price and it is not adjusted after the fact. The same rate card the hospital sees is the one you read from.
Reading for Raydiac as a panel radiologist01
Monthly statement
One statement a month listing every report you signed by order and line, the fee, any second read or addendum, the TDS deducted and the net amount settled.
02
TDS under 194-O
Raydiac deducts 0.1 percent of the gross fee under section 194-O and issues Form 16A each quarter. No 194J deduction is made on the same transaction.
03
No GST on your fee
Your professional service is exempt under Entry 74 of Notification 12/2017-CT(R). Raydiac adds no GST to your line and issues no GST invoice on your behalf.
04
Direct settlement
Your net fee is settled to your bank account by the payment aggregator on the monthly cycle. Raydiac never holds it. You are an independent contractor, with no exclusivity asked.
Context
How Indian teleradiology is usually priced.
Most hospitals in India today get remote reads one of two ways. Both hide the number that matters, which is what the radiologist is paid for the read.
| Informal, per favour | Bundled contract, 12 to 24 months | Raydiac published split | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price basis | Cash per study, agreed by message | Per-study price inside a term contract, often with volume slabs | Per-study line on a published card, keyed by modality, study, contrast, priority and shift |
| What you can see | What you paid last time | A single price; the radiologist’s share is not disclosed | Radiologist fee and platform fee, as two figures |
| Tax | None invoiced; the risk sits with the hospital | GST usually on the whole price | 18 percent GST on the platform fee only; radiologist fee exempt |
| Term | None | 12 to 24 months, early exit penalised | Month to month, cancel with notice |
| Minimum volume | None | Common | None |
| Turnaround miss | Nothing happens | Quoted, hard to verify, rarely credited | Service-level target per priority, visible countdown, service credit on the next invoice |
| Price changes | Whenever the radiologist asks | At renewal, or by clause | Rate snapshotted at intake; revisions with notice apply only to later orders |
| Record | A chat thread | A PDF in an email | Every invoice line reconstructable from the order, the report and the audit trail |
Named companies, their published prices and the IRIA minimum charges are compared in the teleradiology pricing guide. What the service includes for a hospital is on the hospitals page.
FAQ
Questions about pricing
GST, TDS, minimums, lock-in, the aggregator and service credits. The tax guide goes deeper.
Why are there no prices on this page?
Is GST charged on teleradiology reporting?
How is TDS handled on the radiologist’s fee?
Is there a minimum monthly volume?
Is there a lock-in period?
Who pays the payment aggregator’s fee?
What happens when a service-level target is missed?
Can the rate change after we sign?
Tell us what you send. We will send you the rate card.
Raydiac is onboarding a first cohort of hospitals and diagnostic centres in Punjab. Share your scanners, your monthly CT and MRI volumes and the hours you need covered, and we will come back within two working days with a rate card for your site and a draft agreement.
The rate card, the service-level targets and the notice period are all in the agreement before you sign.