Patient Averages

Patient Averages

What This Chart Shows

The Patient Averages metric provides insight into how patients engage with your practice and how that translates into financial performance.

This data reflects three averages calculated across all patients within the selected date range:
  • Completed Appointments: The average number of appointments completed per patient.

  • Service Revenue: The average amount collected per patient from insurance and patient payments for services only.

  • Total Value: The average total amount collected per patient, including insurance, patient payments, and any other billed items (products, supplements, or non-service charges).

Together, these three indicators reveal how effectively your practice delivers care, retains patients, and captures revenue across different service types.

Why This KPI Matters

Understanding patient averages allows practice owners to measure the efficiency and value of their patient relationships.
Each metric provides unique insight:

  • Completed Appointments shows engagement and care plan adherence.

  • Service Revenue measures direct billing success and treatment monetization.

  • Total Value reveals overall patient worth — including both service and non-service revenue sources.

Tracking these figures helps chiropractors balance clinical care with business sustainability.
A decline in these averages can indicate issues like missed appointments, underutilized services, poor care plan adherence, or inefficient billing.

How to Use This Data

1. Evaluate Patient Retention

A low average for completed appointments may point to care plans not being fulfilled or insufficient follow-up with inactive patients.
Review scheduling policies and reactivation outreach processes.

2. Measure Financial Health

By comparing Service Revenue and Total Value, you can determine whether non-service sales (like products or supplements) are contributing meaningfully to total patient income.
It also reveals how dependent your practice is on insurance vs. patient-paid revenue.

3. Assess Care Plan Impact

If patients following structured care plans show higher averages, this confirms that your care plans support both clinical outcomes and business sustainability.
Consider expanding or improving care plan options to increase visit consistency.

4. Support Strategic Decisions

Use these metrics when setting monthly revenue goals, evaluating pricing changes, or identifying which services need better promotion or training.

Best Practice Benchmarks

Top-performing chiropractic practices report an average of 12–18 completed appointments per patient within a standard care cycle, reflecting high engagement and consistent follow-up.

The average service revenue per patient typically ranges from $800–$1,200, depending on region and payer mix, while total patient value averages between $1,200–$1,800 when product sales and ancillary services are included.

Maintaining these benchmarks requires strong communication about care plans, efficient scheduling systems, and active reactivation efforts for inactive patients.

Practices that consistently track and optimize these averages tend to achieve higher patient satisfaction, stronger retention, and predictable, recurring revenue.

Benefits to the Practice

  • Identifies trends in patient engagement and compliance

  • Highlights revenue opportunities across service types

  • Helps project monthly or annual revenue based on active patient counts

  • Guides training and marketing focus for high-value patient behaviors

  • Ensures sustainable care and financial balance across the patient base

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