Physical Therapy Practice Benchmarks in California

Running a PT, OT or SLP practice in California shouldn't be mysterious. We share our aggregate data -- whether you're a client of ours or not.

Operational Benchmarks for Physical Therapy Practices in California

Average Days Until Documentation Completion

Across StrataPT's clients, this metric reflects the average number of days before a patient's notes are completed. StrataPT is then able to begin processing the claims.
Data refreshed 22 hours ago
3.13 days
Latest
4.09 days
Average
5.81 days
Max
1.65 days
Min

Payer Scenario Mix

Across StrataPT's clients, this reflects the various payer mixes we often see.
Data refreshed 22 hours ago

Average Units Per Visit

While every practice is different, we can give you a general sense for units per visit by looking at the aggregate data across StrataPT's customers.
Data refreshed 22 hours ago
3.533
Latest
3.654
Expected
3.533
High
3.79
Mean
3.617
Low
3.367
Median
3.625
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Financial & RCM Benchmarks for Physical Therapy Practices in California

Healthcare Payer Reimbursement Rates in California

First Pass Clean Claim Rate

The percentage of claims which meet standards for correct coding, modifiers, structure, and formatting on the first attempt.
Data refreshed 22 hours ago
99.50%
Latest
98.06%
Average
99.70%
Max
94.10%
Min

Denial Rate

The percentage of claims which are eventually denied by insurers, for a variety of possible reasons, including: patient policy information, exhausted benefits, authorization, limits, or provider status.
Data refreshed 22 hours ago
2.40%
Latest
7.79%
Average
18.10%
Max
2.30%
Min

Average Reimbursement Per Visit

While negotiated reimbursement rates between a health insurance company and a healthcare provider are confidential, we can give you a general sense for reimbursement rates by looking at the aggregate data across StrataPT's customers.
Data refreshed 22 hours ago
$94.91
Latest
$112.16
Expected
$94.91
High
$121.85
Mean
$93.90
Low
$87.33
Median
$92.35

Top Healthcare Payers in California

Sante Health System and Affiliates

$109.77

paid in 10 days
View 58 recent CPT Code Combinations

Medicare of California (Northern)

$100.31

paid in 14 days
View 45 recent CPT Code Combinations

Align Networks (One Call PT)

$92.31

paid in 27 days
View 24 recent CPT Code Combinations

California Medicare South

$92.24

paid in 15 days
View 23 recent CPT Code Combinations

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