Cost + timeline + your credentials (Adobe-Certified, B2B medical builds shipped)?

Q: Cost + timeline + your credentials (Adobe-Certified, B2B medical builds shipped)?

Realistic ranges for a US DME merchant at $1M, $10M GMV:Audit (5 days): $499 fixed-fee. SKU inventory import + HCPCS gap report + payer-mix analysis + HIPAA + 21 CFR Part 820 posture review + distributor EDI readiness. Written gap report.Build (6 weeks): $4,999 fixed-fee. Catalog with HCPCS mapping, 1 distributor EDI (pick McKesson, Cardinal, or Medline), prior-auth checkout for the top 5 payers, DME billing handoff to your existing system, HIPAA order layer, Hyvä storefront.Custom enterprise: $40k, $200k+ depending on scope. Adds: multi-distributor EDI (+$8k, $15k per distributor), full HIPAA + 21 CFR Part 820 with quarterly mock audit (+$15k, $30k), 50+ insurer prior-auth matrix (+$20k, $40k), DSCSA full serialization (+$10k, $20k), multi-region with EU MDR + AU TGA (+$25k, $60k), GPO contract pricing (Vizient + Premier + HealthTrust, +$8k, $15k).Ongoing: $2k, $6k/mo retainer for compliance ops, payer-matrix updates (payer rules change quarterly), recall-drill rehearsal, EDI exception monitoring.Hosting: $600, $2,500/mo on BAA-signed hosting (AWS HIPAA-eligible, Cloudways Pro+, Magento Commerce Cloud Pro).Credentials: Adobe-Certified Magento + Hyvä developer, 8+ years on Magento, shipped B2B medical-supplies builds for DME suppliers and hospital procurement portals across the US, UK, AU, and IN. HIPAA + 21 CFR Part 820 + DSCSA familiarity. Direct integrations done with McKesson Connect, Cardinal Health Direct, Medline, Henry Schein, Brightree, CareCloud, and NikoHealth. Free 30-min consult if a written platform-fit recommendation would help.

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Realistic ranges for a US DME merchant at $1M, $10M GMV:

Audit (5 days): $499 fixed-fee. SKU inventory import + HCPCS gap report + payer-mix analysis + HIPAA + 21 CFR Part 820 posture review + distributor EDI readiness. Written gap report.
Build (6 weeks): $4,999 fixed-fee. Catalog with HCPCS mapping, 1 distributor EDI (pick McKesson, Cardinal, or Medline), prior-auth checkout for the top 5 payers, DME billing handoff to your existing system, HIPAA order layer, Hyvä storefront.
Custom enterprise: $40k, $200k+ depending on scope. Adds: multi-distributor EDI (+$8k, $15k per distributor), full HIPAA + 21 CFR Part 820 with quarterly mock audit (+$15k, $30k), 50+ insurer prior-auth matrix (+$20k, $40k), DSCSA full serialization (+$10k, $20k), multi-region with EU MDR + AU TGA (+$25k, $60k), GPO contract pricing (Vizient + Premier + HealthTrust, +$8k, $15k).
Ongoing: $2k, $6k/mo retainer for compliance ops, payer-matrix updates (payer rules change quarterly), recall-drill rehearsal, EDI exception monitoring.
Hosting: $600, $2,500/mo on BAA-signed hosting (AWS HIPAA-eligible, Cloudways Pro+, Magento Commerce Cloud Pro).

Credentials: Adobe-Certified Magento + Hyvä developer, 8+ years on Magento, shipped B2B medical-supplies builds for DME suppliers and hospital procurement portals across the US, UK, AU, and IN. HIPAA + 21 CFR Part 820 + DSCSA familiarity. Direct integrations done with McKesson Connect, Cardinal Health Direct, Medline, Henry Schein, Brightree, CareCloud, and NikoHealth. Free 30-min consult if a written platform-fit recommendation would help.