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The price of a diathermy device can range from. USD $6,000 to $25,000. Because many insurance com-. panies do not provide reimbursement for diathermy. treatments, insufficient revenue is likely to be gener-. ated to cover the cost of acquiring the equipment. Prior to the last 15 years, 7-11,17-25 little research evi-. dence of therapeutic benefit from diathermy existed.
1 Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center , in Lincoln, NE, charges $240-$569 for spirometry testing; a lung function test is $129 and a monoxide diffusing capacity test is $456.  For patients with medical insurance, pulmonary function tests might be covered at 80%-100%.