The cost of wait time

Experts say reducing the amount of time patients wait in your office can let you see more patients. How much of a difference can that make? Here is a calculator to help you find out.

Calculate potential practice revenue
Enter Medicare reimbursement for CPT code 99213, an established patient visit:	$
Enter number of extra patients seen in a day:
Enter number of days worked in a month:


Source: Cheryl Gregg Fahrenholz, President, Preferred Healthcare Solutions, Bellbrook, Ohio

The cost of wait time

Some experts say reducing the amount of time patients wait in your office can let you see more patients. How much of a difference can that make? Here is a calculator to help you find out.

Plug in your Medicare reimbursement for CPT code 99213, an established patient visit, then fill in how many extra patients you hope to see. The resulting figure will be your potential new income.

Medicare CPT code 99213 was chosen because it is a common code. Results will vary depending on the nature of patient visits.

If you don't know what 99213 pays, you can get an approximate figure from the CMS Physician Fee Schedule website (http://www.cms.gov/pfslookup/).

Posted with the May 17, 2010 issue - Accompanying article: Becoming clock wise: How to get on time and stay on time

The cost of wait time

Experts say reducing the amount of time patients wait in your office can let you see more patients. How much of a difference can that make? Here is a calculator to help you find out.

Calculate potential practice revenue

The cost of wait time