What I'm seeing in practice finances.

What therapists actually pay their billers

And how to tell whether yours is earning it.

Somebody asked a group of practice owners what's typical. Twenty-two people replied, six mentioned what they pay, and nobody answered the question. There's no published benchmark for this, so most owners have exactly one data point: their own.

Here's what owners report paying, why the percentages run as high as they do, and the three numbers that will tell you more than any rate comparison.