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Model new dental procedure fees and gross annual impact using a percentage change and entered volume, before payer adjustments and collection differences.
Potential gross annual impact
$28,120
This is gross fee impact before payer adjustments, collection changes, volume changes, taxes, or expenses. It is not a fee recommendation.
BLS dental-services price context: 5.0% year over year through August 2026. This national consumer-price measure does not indicate what an individual practice should charge.
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Using the estimate
The dental fee increase calculator applies one percentage change to each entered procedure fee and multiplies the dollar difference by annual procedure volume. It shows the gross modeled effect before payer adjustments, discounts, collection performance, patient behavior, costs, or changes in procedure mix.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1
Enter the present standard fee and completed annual volume for each procedure being reviewed. Remove procedures that are not part of the analysis rather than entering unrelated estimates.
Step 2
A $200 fee increased by 5% becomes $210. At 100 procedures, the modeled gross annual difference is $1,000 before adjustments, write-offs, nonpayment, or volume changes.
Step 3
Compare the modeled figure with contracted allowances, actual adjustments, collection rates, and procedure-level costs. Keep the analysis internal and make pricing decisions independently.
Common questions
