Medical data annotation
Medical data annotation puts labels on slides, scans and health records used in clinical AI. The price runs three to five times higher than general imagery. That's because labels call for trained clinical staff and the data calls for HIPAA controls.
Price a medical labeling job
2,000 images overall, drawn as squares of 100 images
For 2,000 images, the going rate abroad comes to roughly
$400 to $6,000
Teams abroad list between $0.20 and $3.00 for each image.
Get quotes for this jobThe calculation behind this
The published low and high price for that label type gets multiplied by the label count. Another review adds 20 to 50 percent, while a US team costs two to four times the outside-US range.
Prices for pixel masks come from Habile Data for the low end and GDS Online for the high end.
Prices for bounding boxes come from Label Your Data for the low end and Habile Data for the high end.
Prices for polygons come from AnnotationBox for the low end and Habile Data for the high end.
Prices for keypoints come from Label Your Data for the low end and Habile Data for the high end.
Prices for image tags come from Kili Technology for the low end and BasicAI for the high end.
Ask a medical labeling vendor these questions
- Are the scans labeled by clinicians, or by trained annotators that clinicians check?
- Will the vendor sign a business associate agreement, and does it state HIPAA compliance?
- Can it open DICOM files directly without losing slices and windowing?
Vendors listing this work
Audit names explained
- SOC 2 a check by an outside auditor of how a company protects its clients' files. Type I checks a single day; Type II checks several months, so it tells you more.
- ISO 27001 a worldwide data-safety standard; an independent auditor confirms the company follows it.
- ISO 9001 checks the steps a company uses to keep its work consistent. It does not cover keeping your files safe.
- HIPAA a US law that protects patients' medical records.
- TISAX a security check that car manufacturers ask their suppliers to pass.
- GDPR the EU's data protection law.
- CCPA a California law on consumer privacy.
| Company | Based in | Kinds of files | Audits and laws it names | How it prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appenappen.com | Sydney, Australia and Kirkland, Washington | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR | Per project |
| iMeritimerit.ai | San Jose, California | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, HIPAA, GDPR, TISAX | Per project |
| Shaipshaip.com | New York, New York | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | ISO 27001, ISO 9001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA | Per project |
| Cogito Techcogitotech.com | Levittown, New York | Photos, Text, Medical scans, Rating AI chatbot answers | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA | Per project |
| Innodatainnodata.com | Ridgefield Park, New Jersey | Photos, Video, Text, Sound, 3D laser scans (LiDAR), Medical scans, Satellite and map images, Rating AI chatbot answers | ISO 9001, ISO 27001 | Per project |
Most companies first look at a sample of your files, then give you one price for the whole job ("per project"). Fill in the short form one time and get prices back from three of them.
Common questions about medical data annotation
What is the cost of medical image annotation?
Medical imaging costs roughly 3 to 5 times as much as general images at the same complexity level. High-precision medical segmentation can cost $2 to $8 for each image.
What firms provide medical data labeling?
On their own sites, this work is listed by Appen and iMerit along with Shaip, Cogito Tech and Innodata. The vendor table shows, row by row, where each company is based and the way it charges for work.
Among these vendors, who states ISO 27001 or SOC 2?
On their own pages, 4 of the 5 name a SOC 2 report; 5 name ISO 27001. SOC 2 covers an outside audit of a company's client data protection; ISO 27001 is the international standard for information security management.
Send one brief, hear from three vendors
Describe your data once and we pass it to three annotation vendors that label that kind of data, so you can compare quotes side by side.
- One short form instead of three sales calls
- Matched on data type, volume and security needs
- You choose who to talk to