TCba Centro de Diagnóstico

What TCba Centro de Diagnóstico does

TCba Centro de Diagnóstico is a private medical diagnostic imaging center headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operating four branches across the Buenos Aires metropolitan area (Almagro, Colegiales, Urquiza, and the Leloir branch in Ituzaingó). The company provides a comprehensive diagnostic imaging portfolio including multislice computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound/Doppler, bone densitometry, mammography, cardiology imaging, and clinical laboratory services, serving individual patients referred by healthcare providers or self-requesting examinations, with services delivered against agreements with health insurance providers and prepaid medicine plans (obras sociales y prepagas). Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed; the revenue model is a fee-for-service diagnostic imaging business conducted through payer networks and direct patient payment.

TCba has built a multi-channel patient-facing digital layer around the clinical services: the Clayer self-service web portal hosted at autogestion.tcba.com.ar, the TCbaApp mobile application for iOS and Android, a WhatsApp booking channel (11.2150.1500), and a phone scheduling line (+54 11 4860 1000). The mobile and web applications are developed and maintained by external IT provider Primetec. The company also operates a structured medical education arm through the Fundación Jaime Roca, established in 2011, which administers a postgraduate residency program in diagnostic imaging, seven fellowship programs (Becas de Perfeccionamiento) covering oncoimaging, cardiac CT/MRI, women's imaging, breast diagnostic imaging, gynecological imaging, and interventional radiology, and the annual Premio Anual de Bioética. The institution is accredited by the Sociedad Argentina de Radiología (SAR) as an official Centro Formador for both the Fellow en Diagnóstico Mamario e Imágenes Ginecológicas and the Fellow de Perfeccionamiento en Oncoimágenes, the latter granted for a five-year term effective 18 February 2025.

The business is independently operated, with no evidence of external private equity, venture capital, or parent-company ownership in the source material. Governance of the academic vertical sits with Fundación Jaime Roca under President Dr. Alberto San Miguel, Secretary Prof. Norma Reznikov, Treasurer Cdor. Francisco Piscione, and Academic Director Dra. Patricia Farias; the operating company additionally lists Ariel Gonte as Director Económico Financiero. Marketing channels are weighted toward institutional communications (website, social media focused on residency programs, academic events) rather than paid acquisition, and the company has an active academic partnership with the Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). No AI/ML capabilities, patents, or proprietary technology beyond conventional diagnostic imaging modalities are referenced.

Name

TCba Centro de Diagnóstico

Legal name

TCba Centro de Diagnóstico

Website

https://tcba.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TCba Centro de Diagnóstico is a private diagnostic imaging center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, offering CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography, densitometry, cardiology, and laboratory services across four metro branches to patients covered by insurance and prepaid medicine plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Diagnostic Imaging Services

NAICS

Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiology Imaging Centers (X-ray/CT/MRI/Ultrasound) (HLAFAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Advanced Imaging & Specialty Radiology Centers (PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Interventional Radiology) (HLAFAKAB)

Keywords

• Medical diagnostic imaging
• Radiology services
• Clinical laboratory
• Diagnostic fellowships
• Medical residency training

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TCba Centro de Diagnóstico provides medical diagnostic imaging services — including multislice computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and Doppler, mammography, bone densitometry, cardiology imaging, and clinical laboratory testing — across multiple branches in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The center complements its clinical services with patient-facing digital tools (self-service portal and mobile app) and operates an academic arm through Fundación Jaime Roca that delivers a diagnostic imaging residency and SAR-accredited fellowship programs in multiple imaging subspecialties.

Product overview

TCba Centro de Diagnóstico is a medical diagnostic imaging center providing a broad portfolio of imaging services (multislice CT, MRI, ultrasound/Doppler, bone densitometry, cardiology, and clinical laboratory) primarily through its Leloir branch, with additional locations in Almagro, Colegiales, and Urquiza. The offering combines core diagnostic imaging services with patient-facing digital tools — including the Clayer patient self-service portal (autogestion.tcba.com.ar), a mobile app (TCbaApp for iOS and Android), and a WhatsApp communication channel — to facilitate appointment management and result access. The institution also operates a structured medical education arm through the Fundación Jaime Roca, encompassing a residency program in diagnostic imaging and multiple sub-specialty fellowship programs (oncoimaging, cardiac CT/MRI, women's imaging, breast diagnostic imaging, gynecological imaging, and interventional radiology). Additionally, the institution runs the Premio Anual de Bioética, an annual bioethics award open to Latin American professionals. TCba is accredited by the Sociedad Argentina de Radiología (SAR) as a training center for breast/gyn imaging and oncoimaging fellows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundación Jaime Roca: Foundation focused on diagnostic imaging progress and development, conducting academic, teaching, research activities, and awarding the Annual Bioethics Prize
• Residencia en Diagnóstico por Imágenes
• Premio Anual de Bioética
• Becas de Perfeccionamiento

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sociedad Argentina de Radiología (SAR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2025TCba has been accredited by SAR as an official training center for fellowship programs in diagnostic imaging subspecialties. This accreditation, granted for 5-year periods, validates the quality of TCba's academic and training programs including the Fellow in Diagnóstico Mamario e Imágenes Ginecológicas and the Fellow de Perfeccionamiento en Oncoimágenes.
• Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCba participates in the annual Medical Residencies Fair organized by the Faculty of Medicine of UBA, supporting medical education and career guidance for future diagnostic imaging specialists.
• Fundación Jaime RocacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation associated with TCba promotes academic, teaching, research, and social responsibility activities in diagnostic imaging. It organizes the annual Bioethics Prize, supports residency programs, and provides training grants.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RadNet: US-based outpatient imaging center chain offering CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography — global reference point for the standalone multi-site diagnostic imaging center business model, comparable in scale and modality mix.
• Centro de Diagnóstico Hospital Italiano: Imaging department within the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires network, offering the same modalities (CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography) as part of a broader integrated health system — comparable in service mix but operates within a hospital system.
• Akumin: Outpatient diagnostic imaging operator in North America offering CT, MRI, ultrasound, and related services — comparable model as a multi-site, modality-diverse diagnostic imaging business, though in a different geography.
• Swiss Medical Center: Argentine healthcare network with diagnostic imaging facilities across Buenos Aires — comparable services but operated within a vertically integrated prepaid medicine and provider network.
• OSDE - Centro de Diagnóstico: Major Argentine prepaid health plan that operates its own diagnostic imaging centers for plan members — comparable modality offering but integrated within an insurer-owned healthcare delivery network.
• Centro de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento (Hospital Alemán): Diagnostic imaging services operated by Hospital Alemán, a large private Buenos Aires hospital — comparable in advanced imaging capability but embedded in a full-service hospital system with broader physician coverage.

Direct peers

• Diagnóstico Maipú: Largest standalone diagnostic imaging network in Buenos Aires, offering CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammography, and laboratory services across multiple locations — directly comparable to TCba in modality mix and patient segments.
• IMAXE Diagnóstico por Imágenes: Buenos Aires-based diagnostic imaging center group offering CT, MRI, ultrasound, and mammography services to insured and private-pay patients — directly comparable in service portfolio and urban geographic focus.
• Deragopyan Diagnóstico Médico: Buenos Aires imaging and outpatient diagnostic provider offering CT, MRI, ultrasound, and laboratory services — comparable in scale, modality mix, and focus on private-pay / insured patients.

Regional players

• Centro Rossi: Argentine diagnostic imaging network with broad modality mix and multiple branches — comparable service offering, headquartered outside Buenos Aires so primarily regional rather than direct overlap with TCba's catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tcbacentrodediagnostico
• Instagraminstagram.com/tcbaresidencias
• Xx.com/tcbasalguero

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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