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The UCR Table or Dental Fees
Listing or even Dental Fee Analyzer,
as some prefer, has made the biggest change in dentistry of the
last decade. Thousands of office use this dependable, reliable,
authentic dental fee information to set a fair fee in their office. It's the real
thing; not "our" fee list and not a survey. (Learn why that matters below) Set your dental fees with
confidence, using the proven source. This may be the most crucial of the kits for your
financial health.
Why this one versus the others?
That is a great question, I'll give you a
great ....and straight..... answer.
All of the insurance companies want
to compare dental fees, just like you do. They can't either, because it would
be restriction of trade. So, they formed an association. An association
that isn't an insurance company. That association collects all the
dental insurance claims data in the US. The association then collates all of the dental fees, sorts by zip area (see below) and
by percentile (see below). The insurance companies pay millions of dollars per year
for this dental/medical fee data. The dental fee data is per zip, per code, per percentile and the
answer is to the penny. Anyone, that's anyone, who uses a "multiplier" doesn't have the actual table. Anyone that uses a dental fee survey,
including the American Dental Association, doesn't have the real data
from the sole source. So, this is the ONLY one based on all the real
claims, submitted by real doctors, in your real zip area, for services
they really did and the dental fees listed are the dental fees they
really submitted. The owner of this data makes millions and millions
yearly from selling the data to the big insurance companies. Why don't they want to sell it to you for
$30/$90? Well, they
really don't want to sell it to you very badly at all. And the insurance
companies don't want them to sell it to you. So, from them to you..."the
fee is $299.99." It's a bargain, to get the actual dental fees being
charged and paid in your neighborhood. Get yours, and establish your
fees, while we still can.
"Adding
TENS of THOUSANDS of Dollars in Extra PURE PROFIT Without Ever Lifting a
Finger!"
by Dr. Tom "The Gems Guy" Orent
www.GemsInsidersCircle.com
"MASSIVE PROFITABILITY is the ELUSIVE 'Holy Grail' of dental practice.
We strive (as we should) to perfect our clinical skills, and yet our
business sense most often falls short.
At age 36 I came within 3 short (scary) days of filing bankruptcy. By
age 46 I'd socked away more than enough wealth from practice that I was
able to sell both of my practices and could have retired. For good. One
of the key strategies I employed and now recommend to my clients is to
always know exactly where your prices fall with respect to the
other guys in your town.
Pricing GEM #1: "the Deadly Middle". Setting your fees anywhere
in the middle is one of the most common and costly
business mistakes you can make. Folks will go to the cheapest if they
are looking simply to save a buck. TOUGH way to make a living... but I
suppose if your ONLY goal were to increase patient flow...
Then there are folks who will go to those at the TOP of the price
scale 'cause they're looking for the BEST QUALITY. No, top price
doesn't guarantee the quality of your dentistry. But the public's
perception assumes it's so! (NOTE: Even if using top pricing as a
strategy, be sure to keep new patient exam, and recall exam, x-rays and
prophies no higher than the 80th percentile of your
neighborhood!)
Pricing GEM #2: "Equilibrate Your Fees".
Regardless of what
percentile you choose to follow, if you don't "internally equilibrate"
your fees, you're
FLUSHING TENS of THOUSANDS of DOLLARS
down the
toilet year in and year out. Let's say you're comfortable e.g. with
being at the 88th percentile. If you don't reexamine how every
one of your fees relates to your local colleagues' it's very likely
you'll "think" you're at the 88th but end up with one or two KEY
services SUBSTANTIALLY UNDER PRICED for NO REASON!
E.g., if your
crown and bridge were accidentally at the 78th percentile, 10% lower
than you intended, you might be
losing 75.00 for EVERY inlay, onlay, crown and bridge unit you do.
Let's say you prepped 15 units (of all types) each week, or 750 per
year...
your 10% error translates into a $56,250.00 hemorrhage
each year!
One
of the best ANNUAL investments I made for my practices was Dr.
Dell Webb's Dental UCR Fee Analyzer Kit. It's one of the FIRST and
most "Slam Dunk" Gems I URGE with coaching clients to grab!
And since your patients really have no clue exactly when (or usually
even how much!) you've raised your fees, I invented the "Extra Year of
Profit" strategy... a GEM which will LITERALLY pay you ONE WHOLE
EXTRA YEAR's FEE INCREASE PROFITS once every six years! How's it
work? Simple. Raise your fees every 10 months, instead of once a
year... you'll advance by 2 extra months for each increase. After about
6 years you'll have INVISIBLY sneaked in ONE MORE YEAR's FEE increase!
Here's a quick test to see if you need the real dental fees for your area..
If you don't get
a note with every insurance check that says you charged too much, what
do you know about your fees? Your dental fees are LOWER than the dental insurance coverage
purchased by your patient!
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Hi Del,
terrific to hear from you. I'm always recommending your stuff
(love it!) to my clients. I know that many of them have
purchased at least the zip code fee schedule books, and others
somewhat more comprehensive
products/packages.
Thanks for your continuing massive contributions dentistry.
warm regards,
tom
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Tom Orent <Tom@1000Gems.com> |
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Saturday, October 1, 2005 3:00 AM |
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discuss UCR in a friendly, yet factual way with your patients after
taking this course. This course is suggested for doctors,
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The UCR TABLE or DENTAL FEE ANALYZER Kit
includes
instructions on how to use the numbers and a pre-printed table with
all of the ADA codes so you can record and compare your dental fees. It's
the real thing; not our fees and not a survey. |
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Still more...Percentiles:
The insurance companies all use this same dental fee (UCR) table. How do
we get different checks then? Each of the insurance companies sells
different policies at different
percentiles. The different
percentiles carry different fees. Percentile is not the same as
percentage, remember. Not to worry, they're in dental the
fee analyzer. Just remember, the 80th percentile is the most
commonly sold by the insurance salesperson to the employer.
Use it as your benchmark. There is much more information, if you want to
know how to "build the watch". That information is part of the
UCR Myths and Magic Kit.
That's
another reason that M&M kit requires two audio-CDs. If you just want the
quick-start system - remember, use the 80th percentile
column. BTW-specialists use the 95th.
Zip Code
Area: A zip area is the first three digits
of your zip area. The actuaries want a large enough sample size, so that
is it. That could be one block in LA or NYC. No one, no insurance
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PS. Your
contract with Delta Dental Insurance
does not
require
you to charge all patients your reduced Delta fees! You can and
should use your non-discounted dental fees for your non-Delta
patients. Remember, you gave Delta a huge discount in order to refer
patients to you. Your regular dental fees should not be as low as
your discounted fees. See the 100% Collections link at the bottom of
this page.
Compared to what?
If it's true that you are charging less than the insurance
companies would pay, then you are losing more than the price
of the UCR table every day. Like perio, the people who need it the
most, are the ones who think they can least afford it. Simple math:
divide the dental fee table investment, $299, by the amount you
undercharged in a year. Or, the other view: a few dollars more,
times your common procedures, equals thousands more for the office.
Which code, if you changed the fee, would pay your house off with
the difference in the fee? If not now, when? |
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