2024 SEAK, Inc. Survey of IME Fees & Billing Practices (PDF Download)

SEAK’s 2024 Survey of IME Fees & Billing Practices is available for immediate download as a PDF. Order today.

The SEAK, Inc. 2024 Survey of IME Fees & Billing Practices includes responses from more than 300 Independent Medical Examiners in over 50 areas of expertise. This concise PDF Report gives you hard data to help you make critical decisions regarding your IME practice:

• Am I charging enough?
• Am I pricing myself out of the market?
• Should I bill flat rate or hourly?
• What is a reasonable hourly rate to charge?
• Are my no-show fees reasonable?
• What is the earning potential of an independent medical examiner?
• Do I need to be a full-time clinician to perform IMEs?
• Should I concentrate on Workers’ Comp or Tort IMEs?
• Am I spending too much or too little time on my IMEs?
• Should I work with an IME intermediary?
• Should I maintain my Board Certification?

Specifically, the 2024 Survey of IME Fees and Billing Practices includes: 

• IME rates by specialty (average, median, high);
• IME No-Show fees by specialty (average, median);
• Amount of time spent per IME by specialty (average, median);
• Hourly rates by specialty (average, median);
• Aggregate comparison of fees for Workers’ Compensation IMEs v. Tort IMEs.
• Aggregate comparison of fees through intermediaries v. fees direct to insurers and lawyers.

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The list of the specialties/areas of expertise covered in the 2024 IME Fee Survey and the number of responses for each specialty are as follows: