Elucid vs GE HealthCare AI Suite

GE HealthCare builds AI into its scanners and viewers as separately cleared products, and Elucid takes CCTA images from a physician and returns a coronary plaque analysis billed per scan. A hospital replacing GE MR scanners can take AIR Recon DL (cleared June 2022) and Sonic DL (cleared June 2025, extended to all anatomies and 7T), sold with the scanner or as options on it. An emergency department with GE X-ray systems gets Critical Care Suite, which detects pneumothorax on the device. Elucid's PlaqueIQ received a 510(k) decision in September 2024 to quantify and classify coronary plaque, and a second in September 2026. CPT 75577 averages about $1,012 nationally for imaging centers, a payment to the performing site. A cardiology group or imaging center reading coronary CT angiograms that wants a reimbursable plaque report buys Elucid, and a hospital standardizing on GE MR and X-ray buys the GE options with the scanners.