Mini C-Arm Price Guide (2026): Orthoscan TAU, Hologic Fluoroscan, GE OEC Mini

How Much Does a Mini C-Arm Cost?

A mini C-arm price is set by the detector first and the platform second: a 20 x 20 cm panel prices above a 15 x 15 cm panel and both above a 15 x 12 cm panel, and a current Orthoscan or GE mini prices above a Hologic unit its maker no longer sells. The figures are Medical Outfitters ranges for a system delivered, installed and warrantied, with applications training included; a refurbished mini saves 40 to 60 percent against the new price of the same platform. Headline prices published elsewhere are usually equipment-only figures and read lower than a real all-in cost.

Mini C-arm cost in 2026, Medical Outfitters all-in ranges: the mini and compact rows of the C-arm machine cost guide’s price by type, gathered by class; compact full-size systems sit in the lower half of the full-size band and are printed because they are what a buyer compares a mini with.

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Averages hide the model split: a refurbished TAU 1515, the configuration most hand and foot practices buy, lands in the middle of the band, a TAU 2020 or GE MiniView in the upper half and a TAU 1512 or Hologic Fluoroscan in the lower half.

What a mini C-arm price includes

Before you compare two mini C-arm quotes, compare what is in them; the gap between a cheap one and an expensive one is usually scope rather than the machine.

Medical Outfitters prices are all-in for a system delivered, placed and warrantied, with applications training included; the C-arm guide’s quote-scope section sets the same rule for every class. We handle delivery and logistics to the mainland, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and if you are replacing rather than adding, we buy used imaging equipment.

Mini C-Arm Price by Model (2026): Orthoscan TAU 1512, 1515 and 2020, Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD and GE OEC Elite MiniView

The mini C-arm price list below places the five mini platforms and the two compact alternatives inside the bands above, exactly as our C-arm guide prints them: the Orthoscan TAU models sold new as an authorized Orthoscan dealer, with refurbished or used units on request; the Hologic Fluoroscan sourced refurbished on request; the GE OEC Elite MiniView rebuilt through MO Select, our in-house refurbishment program, with a new figure that is an estimated list price for comparison only.

Mini C-arm price by model, Medical Outfitters ranges delivered, installed and warrantied; the rows are the mini and compact rows of the C-arm guide’s price by model, unchanged.

The Orthoscan TAU ladder climbs with the detector: an Orthoscan TAU 1512 price of $110,000 to $140,000 new buys the 15 x 12 cm panel, an Orthoscan TAU 1515 price of $125,000 to $160,000 buys the 15 x 15 cm panel and pulsed fluoroscopy, and an Orthoscan TAU 2020 price of $145,000 to $185,000 buys the 20 x 20 cm panel, the 32 inch 4K monitor and the motorized collimator, with the refurbished ladder running $45,000 to $85,000 in the same order. A Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD price of $45,000 to $65,000 is a pre-owned price with a known horizon, and the OEC Elite MiniView price of $65,000 to $85,000 refurbished is the top of the band because it is the newest platform in the class.

Orthoscan TAU Price: TAU 1512 vs TAU 1515 vs TAU 2020

Orthoscan, a division of Ziehm-Orthoscan, Inc., has led the mini C-arm market since 2002, and the TAU family is the first mini C-arm line with a pediatric indication. Medical Outfitters sells all three TAU models new as an authorized Orthoscan dealer and supplies refurbished or used units on request, so an Orthoscan TAU price from us comes in two columns: $110,000 to $185,000 new by model, with the Orthoscan warranty and applications training in the quote, and $45,000 to $85,000 refurbished or used. The three share the platform, the Orthotouch touchscreen and 160 degrees of orbital rotation; the detector, the display and the fluoroscopy mode separate them, which is why the Orthoscan mini C arm cost climbs in three steps.

Orthoscan TAU 1512 vs TAU 1515 vs TAU 2020: specifications from Orthoscan’s and Ziehm’s published product pages and our own product pages, prices the C-arm guide’s rows. The dose reductions are Orthoscan’s figures against its own earlier platform and vary with the task, the patient and the procedure.

• TAU 1512, the entry point. The most compact TAU and the lowest Orthoscan TAU 1512 price, for a hand room or a podiatry office that wants flat-panel imaging without the size or cost of the larger models.
• TAU 1515, the workhorse. The 15 x 15 cm detector captures a full hand and wrist in one shot, with pulsed fluoroscopy and a 27 inch monitor; Orthoscan’s US pages now present it as the TAU MVP 15. It is the TAU most practices buy, and the Orthoscan TAU 1515 price sits in the middle of both bands.
• TAU 2020, the largest mini. A 20 x 20 cm CMOS panel, the largest detector on a mini C-arm, a 32 inch 4K monitor, the first motorized collimator in the class and an arthroscopy mode; Orthoscan’s US pages present it as the TAU MVP 20. Choose it for larger joints, when the Orthoscan TAU 2020 price is justified by the field of view.

The TAU systems we hold, new and pre-owned, are in the C-arm machines category.

Hologic Fluoroscan and GE OEC Mini C-Arm Price: InSight FD and OEC Elite MiniView

Neither of the other two names in the class is sold new by Medical Outfitters: both are pre-owned purchases, priced inside the mini band and quoted with the same delivered, installed and warrantied scope as a new TAU.

Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD price: $45,000 to $65,000, sourced refurbished on request

The Fluoroscan InSight FD is the previous-generation flat-panel mini. In January 2025 Hologic announced its end of sale and end of life effective September 30, 2025: Hologic will strive to provide service and parts, subject to availability, for seven years from the date of purchase; systems installed in 2018 or earlier are not guaranteed service as of January 1, 2026; systems installed in 2019 or later are supported to seven years from installation, between January 1, 2027 for a 2019 unit and January 1, 2033 for a 2025 unit. That schedule is why a Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD price from Medical Outfitters, $45,000 to $65,000 sourced refurbished on request, sits below the current platforms, and why the installation year is the first line of any quote: a 2022 unit prices at the top of the Hologic Fluoroscan price band, a 2018 unit at the bottom, with our service rather than Hologic’s in the plan.

GE OEC Elite MiniView price: $65,000 to $85,000, MO Select refurbished

The OEC Elite MiniView is GE HealthCare’s flat-panel mini and the newest platform in the class. GE built it around a CMOS flat detector that, by GE’s own engineering testing, has twice the spatial resolution of the image-intensifier minis it replaced, with no geometric distortion, a low dose mode at roughly half the tube current and a single-button SmartLock on all four joints; GE sells the current version as the OEC MiniView MAX, which it registers as the OEC Elite MiniView, with a 15 x 15 cm detector and a 27 inch 4K display. The OEC Elite MiniView price from Medical Outfitters is $65,000 to $85,000 refurbished through MO Select, inspected, tested to specification and warrantied by our own engineers. We do not sell the MiniView new; the $140,000 to $185,000 new figure is an estimated list price for comparison only.

On a pre-owned Hologic or GE mini, three questions settle the price inside the band: the detector’s age and last image-quality test, the tube’s exposure history and the platform’s support status. The used C-arm buying guide walks through each check, and the C-arm guide’s used-market section sets them beside the full-size platforms.

Compact C-Arm Alternatives: Ziehm Solo FD and Fujifilm Persona CS

A mini stops at the wrist and the ankle. When a practice adds shoulders, knees, hips or any procedure across an operating table, the next step is a compact full-size C-arm: a 21 cm or larger flat panel and a 2.4 to 5 kW generator, for pain management, orthopedic offices and surgery centers that do not need a 25 kW vascular system. Our C-arm guide prices the compact class in the lower half of the full-size band, $55,000 to $85,000 refurbished and $165,000 to $210,000 new, and the two compact systems we sell new are the ones a mini buyer most often compares.

• Ziehm Solo FD, $165,000 to $200,000 new, $55,000 to $85,000 refurbished or used on request. An all-in-one compact C-arm with the monitor on an articulating arm, so there is no separate monitor cart; a 2.4 kW pulsed monoblock generator, a 21 x 21 cm CMOS flat panel with a 31 x 31 cm option, 165 degrees of orbital movement and an 87 cm opening. Sold new as an authorized Ziehm dealer; Ziehm products are available through us for sale in the Caribbean, and for other regions we quote a comparable compact system.
• Fujifilm Persona CS, $165,000 to $210,000 new, $55,000 to $85,000 refurbished or used on request. Fujifilm’s compact mobile fluoroscopy system on a 2on1 platform: a 5 kW generator that Fujifilm rates at more than twice the power of typical compact C-arms, a 21 cm or 30 cm cesium iodide flat panel, an 81 to 82 cm opening, a 27 inch touchscreen and fluoroscopy at up to 30 frames per second, for outpatient surgery centers, pain clinics and tight procedure rooms. Sold new as an authorized Fujifilm dealer.
• GE OEC One. The compact GE platform, sourced refurbished; the C-arm guide prints no band for it, so a unit is quoted on request when one is found.

The price gap between the two classes is small, a TAU 2020 and a Persona CS overlap new and share the $55,000 to $85,000 stretch refurbished, and the clinical gap is large: a compact system images the whole body, a mini the extremities at a fraction of the dose. Decide on the case list, not on the price; the C-arm vs fluoroscopy explainer sorts the terms if a fixed fluoroscopy room is also on the table.

Mini C-Arm vs Full-Size C-Arm: Which Do You Need?

A mini C-arm and a full-size C-arm are different machines, not different sizes of the same machine, and buying the wrong one in either direction is the most expensive mistake in the category. A mini is a small, low-power system with a short arm, a small flat panel and the lowest dose in the class; a full-size mobile C-arm has a larger arc that reaches across an operating table, and a 21 to 31 cm flat panel or a 9 to 12 inch image intensifier. Under 21 CFR 1020.32(g), a C-arm made on or after June 10, 2006 with a source-to-detector distance under 45 cm must be labeled for extremity use only, the rule that keeps a mini off a spine, a hip or a vessel.

Mini C-arm vs compact and full-size mobile C-arm; the full-size figures are the C-arm guide’s bands, printed for the comparison.

For hand surgery, podiatry, foot and ankle, sports medicine or pediatric orthopedics, a mini is the correct tool and cheaper to buy and run; anything above the wrist or the ankle needs the compact class. Our explainer on what a C-arm is walks through the three classes and the procedures each serves.

What Moves a Mini C-Arm Price: Detector, Display, Dose Software, Support Status and Condition

Two mini C-arms of the same age can be twenty thousand dollars apart. These are the things that move a mini C-arm price, roughly in order of impact.

• Class. Mini or compact full-size sets the price class first; the two bands overlap only at the top of the mini band
• Detector size and generation. A 20 x 20 cm panel prices above a 15 x 15 cm panel, which prices above a 15 x 12 cm panel; a current CMOS panel holds its value longer than a previous-generation flat panel
• Display and live image. A 32 inch 4K monitor with a 14.5 inch live image is a different purchase from a 24 inch monitor with a 10 x 8 inch image; the surgeon reads the screen from the sterile field
• Pulsed fluoroscopy and dose software. The TAU 1515 and 2020 pulse, the 1512 runs in continuous mode; a maker's dose reduction figure is measured against its own earlier platform
• Tube and condition. The X-ray tube is the costliest wear item; exposure history, the last image-quality test and the brakes, cables and arm movement place a pre-owned unit inside its band
• Support status. Whether the maker still supplies parts and software: the Fluoroscan InSight FD reached end of sale in September 2025, with support running seven years from purchase, subject to parts availability

The detector and the support status move a pre-owned mini the most; the detector and the display move a new TAU the most.

How Much Does a Used Mini C-Arm Cost?

A used mini C-arm costs $45,000 to $85,000 refurbished from Medical Outfitters, which means inspected, tested to specification and warrantied, delivered and installed: $45,000 to $60,000 for a TAU 1512, $50,000 to $70,000 for a TAU 1515, $60,000 to $85,000 for a TAU 2020, $45,000 to $65,000 for a Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD and $65,000 to $85,000 for a GE OEC Elite MiniView, 40 to 60 percent below the new price of the same platform. As-is used systems sit below those bands for buyers with their own service arrangement.

On a used mini C arm the year of manufacture matters less than the detector and the support status, because the flat panel is the component that ages. What we check before any pre-owned mini is priced:

• Detector. Flat-panel dead pixels, calibration and age; an unsupported detector is the deal-breaker on a mini
• Tube. Exposure history and a test series; the tube is the costliest wear item
• Software and licenses. Which options are licensed, whether they transfer, and DICOM connectivity to your PACS
• Support status. Whether the maker still supplies parts and software; on a Fluoroscan InSight FD, the installation year sets Hologic's end-of-life date
• Mechanics. Brakes, orbital movement and arc travel, cables, the footswitch, the laser aimer and the monitor arm
• What is warrantied. A cosmetic refurbishment is covers and paint; a certified refurbishment tests the generator, tube and detector to specification, with the warranty term in writing

The used imaging equipment inspection checklist covers every modality, the used C-arm buying guide walks through the C-arm checks. Pre-owned minis in stock are in the C-arm machines category; a mini C arm for sale that is not yet listed can usually be found on request.

New Mini C-Arm Price: The Orthoscan TAU Sold New, and What a Dealer Quote Includes

A new mini C-arm price from Medical Outfitters means Orthoscan: the TAU 1512 at $110,000 to $140,000, the TAU 1515 at $125,000 to $160,000 and the TAU 2020 at $145,000 to $185,000, delivered, installed and warrantied, sold new as an authorized Orthoscan dealer. New brings the current detector, the newest software, the pediatric indication and the Orthoscan warranty first, with Medical Outfitters service after it; the Hologic Fluoroscan and the GE OEC Elite MiniView are supplied pre-owned. What a new TAU quote includes:

• The system as configured: the TAU model, its detector and monitor, the Orthotouch touchscreen, the wireless footswitch, the laser aimer, DICOM connectivity to your PACS and, on the TAU 2020, the arthroscopy option if ordered.
• Delivery, placement and set-up by our own crews across the United States, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, with freight and import handling planned into island projects; installation and de-installation and delivery and logistics are in-house.
• Applications training for the surgeons and staff who will run the unit, and the documentation the physicist and the state registration ask for.
• The Orthoscan warranty and a service plan in the same quote through our engineers, with the three coverage levels side by side; new units are built to order with the lead time on the quote, and a mini you are retiring may offset the new one.

Renting a Mini C-Arm vs Buying

Renting fits a need with an end date: a mini out for repair, a visiting hand surgeon’s clinic days, a new service line whose volume is unproven, or a backlog to clear before a purchase. Medical Outfitters rents mini C-arms by the month from the same classes we sell, delivered, set up and supported for the term; delivery, set-up and collection are quoted per site, and three, six and twelve-month terms carry lower monthly rates.

Renting does not pay for steady use: if the mini will work most weeks of the year, a refurbished unit costs less, and our C-arm rental page prints the monthly ranges by class, what the rental includes and where the break-even against a refurbished purchase sits.

What It Costs to Run a Mini C-Arm: Service, Tube, Detector and Compliance

Purchase price is not the whole number. A mini C-arm is a working surgical tool with an ongoing cost worth pricing before you buy; the lines are the same as on any C-arm, scaled to a smaller machine.

Running cost follows the tube and the detector: a full-service contract with both covered is the level that decides whether a mini C-arm contract is complete, and on a Hologic Fluoroscan the installation year decides what Hologic still supplies and what our engineers cover instead. Our X-ray, fluoroscopy and C-arm service page sets out the response commitments and the C-arm guide’s service contract section prints the three coverage levels for every brand family; service is not conditional on having bought the system from us.

Which Mini C-Arm Should You Buy?

Five questions settle which mini C-arm to buy.

• Does the case list stop at the wrist and the ankle? If yes, a mini is the correct tool. If the practice images shoulders, knees or hips, or works across an operating table, price a compact full-size system instead: the Ziehm Solo FD or the Fujifilm Persona CS, sold new, or a refurbished compact unit.
• Which detector? A 15 x 15 cm panel captures a full hand and wrist in one shot and is what most practices buy; a 20 x 20 cm panel reaches larger joints; a 15 x 12 cm panel suits a hand room or a podiatry office with a tight budget and a tight room.
• New or pre-owned? New for the current detector, the newest software and the manufacturer warranty, $110,000 to $185,000 by TAU model; refurbished for 40 to 60 percent savings, $45,000 to $85,000 on any mini, a Fluoroscan the lowest entry with the shortest support horizon and a MiniView the newest pre-owned detector.
• What does the survey say? On any pre-owned mini: the detector’s age and last test, the tube’s exposure history, the licensed software, the support status, and the brakes, cables, footswitch and monitor arm. The inspection checklist covers the rest.
• What completes the room? A radiation safety plan, operator credentialing and the shielding the physicist and the state require, lead aprons and shields, a radiolucent hand table, DICOM connectivity to PACS, and the service contract in writing with the purchase quote.

Tell us the procedures, the room and whether you treat children, and we will quote the right TAU new or find two or three pre-owned minis at the right tier, with delivery, installation, training and a service plan in the quote. The full C-arm picture, 26 models across three classes, is in the C-arm machine cost guide.

Mini C-Arm Price: Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a mini C-arm cost?

A mini C-arm costs $45,000 to $85,000 refurbished and $110,000 to $185,000 new, delivered, installed and warrantied by Medical Outfitters: the Orthoscan TAU 1512, 1515 and 2020 sold new as an authorized Orthoscan dealer, the Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD sourced refurbished on request and the GE OEC Elite MiniView refurbished through MO Select. The detector size and the platform's support status set where a unit lands in the band.

How much does an Orthoscan mini C-arm cost?

New from Medical Outfitters as an authorized Orthoscan dealer: TAU 1512 $110,000 to $140,000, TAU 1515 $125,000 to $160,000 and TAU 2020 $145,000 to $185,000, delivered, installed and warrantied. Refurbished or used TAU units run $45,000 to $60,000, $50,000 to $70,000 and $60,000 to $85,000 respectively, on request.

How much does the Orthoscan TAU 1515 cost?

The Orthoscan TAU 1515 costs $125,000 to $160,000 new, sold by Medical Outfitters as an authorized Orthoscan dealer, delivered, installed and warrantied, and $50,000 to $70,000 refurbished or used on request. It is the TAU most practices buy: a 15 x 15 cm flat panel that captures a full hand and wrist in one shot, pulsed fluoroscopy and a 27 inch monitor; Orthoscan's US pages now call it the TAU MVP 15.

How much does the Orthoscan TAU 2020 cost?

The Orthoscan TAU 2020 costs $145,000 to $185,000 new, delivered, installed and warrantied, and $60,000 to $85,000 refurbished or used on request. It is the largest mini: a 20 x 20 cm CMOS flat panel, a 32 inch 4K monitor, the first motorized collimator in the class and an arthroscopy mode; Orthoscan's US pages call it the TAU MVP 20.

How much does a Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD cost?

A Hologic Fluoroscan InSight FD costs $45,000 to $65,000 from Medical Outfitters, sourced refurbished on request, delivered, installed and warrantied. Hologic ended its sale on September 30, 2025 and will strive to provide service and parts, subject to availability, for seven years from purchase; units installed in 2018 or earlier are not guaranteed service as of January 1, 2026, so the installation year places a unit inside the band.

How much does a GE OEC mini C-arm cost?

A GE OEC Elite MiniView costs $65,000 to $85,000 refurbished through MO Select, delivered, installed and warrantied; it is the newest platform in the class, with a CMOS flat detector that GE rates at twice the spatial resolution of the image-intensifier minis it replaced. Medical Outfitters does not sell it new; a new unit is estimated at $140,000 to $185,000, comparison only.

How much does a used mini C-arm cost?

A used mini C-arm costs $45,000 to $85,000 refurbished from Medical Outfitters, which means inspected, tested to specification and warrantied, delivered and installed: roughly 40 to 60 percent below the new price of the same platform. The detector's age and test results, the tube's exposure history and the platform's support status place a unit inside the band; as-is used units sit below it.

What is a mini C-arm, and what can it image?

A mini C-arm is a compact, low-dose fluoroscopy system for the extremities, hands, wrists, feet, ankles and elbows, used in hand surgery, podiatry, orthopedic offices and surgery centers. It has a short arm and a small flat panel, 15 x 12 cm to 20 x 20 cm on the Orthoscan TAU family, and under 21 CFR 1020.32(g) a short C-arm is labeled for extremity use only, so a mini cannot image a spine, a hip or a vessel.

Mini C-arm or compact full-size C-arm: which one do I need?

A mini if the case list stops at the wrist and the ankle; a compact full-size C-arm such as the Ziehm Solo FD or the Fujifilm Persona CS if it includes shoulders, knees, hips, spine or procedures across an operating table. Refurbished, the two classes overlap at $55,000 to $85,000; new, a TAU 2020 and a compact system are close in price and far apart in reach.

Does a mini C-arm need a shielded room?

No purpose-built room: a mobile C-arm needs a radiation safety plan, operator credentialing and the shielding your physicist and state require for the rooms it is used in, and a mini has the lowest dose in the category, so it works in office procedure rooms and treatment rooms. The physicist's survey and state registration are quoted per project and recur.

Can I rent a mini C-arm?

Yes. Medical Outfitters rents mini C-arms by the month from the same classes we sell, delivered, set up and supported for the term, with delivery, set-up and collection quoted per site and lower monthly rates on three, six and twelve-month terms. For steady use a refurbished mini costs less; the C-arm rental page prints the monthly ranges by class and where the break-even sits.

Is the Hologic Fluoroscan still worth buying after its end of sale?

For a unit installed in 2019 or later, often: Hologic supports it to seven years from installation, subject to parts availability, so a 2022 unit prices at the top of the $45,000 to $65,000 band with support ahead of it. A 2018 or earlier unit is bought at the bottom of the band with a Medical Outfitters service plan in the quote; a practice planning to keep a mini for years is usually better served by a refurbished TAU or MiniView.