Investing in chiropractic imaging equipment is not just a purchase — it’s a long-term business decision that affects your cash flow, patient outcomes, and practice value.
Whether you’re considering installing used imaging equipment, upgrading your DR panel, or investing in a new chiropractic X-ray system, understanding the financial and operational implications is critical.
At Anode Imaging, we help chiropractors make the right imaging investment decision.
When comparing new vs used chiropractic X-ray equipment, most doctors focus only on upfront cost. But price alone does not determine value. The real questions are:
A $40,000 new chiropractic X-ray system typically finances around $600 per month (subject to credit profile).
That equals approximately $7,200 per year.
Most established chiropractic practices generate more than this annually in imaging revenue.
If imaging revenue exceeds annual payments, the equipment becomes self-sustaining infrastructure.
Under Section 179, qualifying chiropractic imaging equipment may be depreciated up to 100% in the first year.
For example:
This can reduce the effective cost to roughly $26,000.
A new chiropractic X-ray system is not just equipment, it is a recorded asset. Benefits include:
The Equipment Finance Calculator calculates the type of repayment required, at the frequency requested, in respect of the loan parameters entered, namely amount, term and interest rate. The Product selected determines the default interest rate for personal loan product. The Equipment Finance Calculator also calculates the time saved to pay off the loan and the amount of interest saved based on an additional input from the customer. This is if repayments are increased by the entered amount of extra contribution per repayment period. This feature is only enabled for the products that support an extra repayment. The calculations are done at the repayment frequency entered, in respect of the original loan parameters entered, namely amount, annual interest rate and term in years.
All months are assumed to be of equal length. In reality, many loans accrue on a daily basis leading to a varying number of days interest dependent on the number of days in the particular month.
One year is assumed to contain exactly 52 weeks or 26 fortnights. This implicitly assumes that a year has 364 days rather than the actual 365 or 366.
In practice, repayments are rounded to at least the nearer cent. However the calculator uses the unrounded repayment to derive the amount of interest payable at points along the graph and in total over the full term of the loan. This assumption allows for a smooth graph and equal repayment amounts. Note that the final repayment after the increase in repayment amount.
The time saved is presented as a number of years and months, fortnights or weeks, based on the repayment frequency selected. It assumes the potential partial last repayment when calculating the savings.
This amount can only be approximated from the amount of time saved and based on the original loan details.
The results from this calculator should be used as an indication only. Results do not represent either quotes or pre-qualifications for the product. Individual institutions apply different formulas. Information such as interest rates quoted and default figures used in the assumptions are subject to change.
**Note: For exceeding 120 no. of payments, a group of 12 payments will be combined into a single payment number for better chart visibility.
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