Surgical and operating-room equipment appraisals.
A surgical equipment appraisal from Lukes & Lukes is an independent, USPAP-compliant opinion of value for the operating room: surgical tables, lights, electrosurgical and energy units, booms and integration systems, endoscopy towers, anesthesia machines and surgical robots. Each is valued by generation, condition, service status and the resale market for its class, with the cost to de-install integrated systems accounted for. Built to withstand lender, SBA, IRS, audit and legal review.
What we appraise
The operating room, item by item.
We appraise the full OR fleet, from a single suite to a multi-room surgery center, and value each class on its own market. Service status and what conveys matter as much as condition.
- Tables and lights: surgical, exam and procedure tables and overhead surgical lighting.
- Energy and electrosurgical: generators, vessel-sealing and ultrasonic systems.
- Integration and booms: OR integration, ceiling booms and video routing.
- Endoscopy and visualization: towers, cameras, insufflators and scopes.
- Anesthesia and monitoring: anesthesia machines, ventilators and patient monitors.
- Surgical robotics: robotic systems, valued for the market that actually exists.
By setting
Surgery centers, hospital ORs and robotics.
Ambulatory surgery center appraisal
An ASC appraisal covers every OR and procedure room, pre-op and recovery bays, sterile processing, and the anesthesia and monitoring fleet. Each room is valued as equipped, and the report states whether the installation cost of booms and integration counts toward value under the premise.
Hospital operating room appraisal
A hospital OR appraisal follows the same room-by-room method across a larger fleet, with shared assets such as sterile processing and the anesthesia pool valued once and allocated by department where the assignment asks for it.
Endoscopy and visualization
Towers, cameras, light sources and scopes are valued as a working platform. Camera generation, scope condition and repair history lead the analysis.
What drives the value
Generation and service status lead.
A current-generation energy platform or robot holds value; a superseded one falls well below its original cost regardless of condition. A transferable service agreement and documented maintenance support the value, while an out-of-support platform is discounted. Software and consumable ecosystems can lock a buyer into a vendor, and booms and integration carry installation and de-install cost. Surgical robots are their own market, where much of the value lives in the service contract and per-procedure consumables, not the hardware alone.
Which value applies
The right premise for the situation.
The same OR carries different numbers depending on why you need the appraisal. We determine and defend the premise your situation requires.
Common questions
Answers, up front.
How is operating-room equipment valued?
A certified appraiser values each category under USPAP: tables and lights, energy and electrosurgical units, integration and booms, endoscopy, anesthesia and robotics. Each is weighed by generation, condition, service status and the resale market for its class, with the value premise matched to the purpose of the appraisal.
How are surgical robots appraised?
Realistically. Much of a robot's economic value lives in the service contract and per-procedure consumables, and resale can be constrained by the manufacturer. We value the system for the intended use and the market that actually exists, not the list price.
Do service contracts affect value?
Yes, significantly. A transferable service agreement and documented maintenance support the value, while an out-of-support or end-of-life platform is discounted. We confirm service and software status before forming an opinion of value.
Who is an OR equipment appraisal written for?
Hospital and surgery-center finance teams, equipment lenders, and counsel in a dispute, each named as an intended user in the report itself. Service contract status is recorded for every major asset, because a lapsed contract on a robot or a tower changes the number. USPAP-compliant, signed by a CMEA.
Our surgery center is being acquired. How is the OR equipment valued in the deal?
Room by room, on the premise the transaction calls for, usually fair market value in continued use. The report lists each asset with its value, ready for the purchase price allocation.
The hospital is replacing its surgical robot. What is the old system worth?
It turns on the generation, whether the OEM will support the system under a new owner, and the instruments and accessories that go with it. An earlier-generation system without a transferable service path trades in a narrow market, and the appraisal documents the market evidence that exists.
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