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ABA Clinic Revenue Model

Enter your payer mix, contracted rates, and caseload to model real-world clinic profitability. Works for any clinic, any state.

Multi-payer CPT 97153 Cancellation impact Staffing breakeven
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Clinic setup
Define your space and set a revenue target
Not sure? Use the helper below
Revenue needed per sq ft/mo
Rent per sq ft/mo
Revenue vs rent multiple
Target: 20x+ at scale
How to set your revenue target

Option A — Expense-based: Add all monthly fixed costs (rent, payroll, utilities, software, billing). That's your breakeven. Target = breakeven + profit margin. A 10–15% net margin is a solid starting goal.

Option B — Sq ft benchmark: Multiply sq footage by $80 (conservative) or $100 (healthy). A 2,000 sq ft clinic at $90/sq ft = $180,000/month target.

Option C — Caseload-based: Estimate clients you can realistically serve, enter in Step 2, then come back and set the target to match.

Conservative (×$80)
Strong benchmark (×$100)
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Payer mix & caseload — CPT 97153
One row per insurance payer. Enter contracted hourly rate, client count, and weekly hours.
Payer Hourly rate ($) Clients Hrs/week Monthly revenue
Totals 0 clients $0
Total clients
0
Gross monthly revenue
$0
Blended hourly rate
Weighted avg across payers
vs target revenue
Finding your rate
Check your payer contract or call provider relations. Rates here are per hour for CPT 97153 (1:1 ABA therapy). Each hour = 4 units. Rates vary by state and negotiation — always enter your own contracted amount.
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Cancellation impact
Revenue disappears — but payroll doesn't
0%Industry avg ~15–20%40%
Key concept
When a client cancels, you cannot bill insurance. Revenue is gone — but your tech still worked that shift. The clinic absorbs the full labor cost with zero revenue to offset it.
Revenue lost per month
Across all payers
Labor cost during cancels
Clinic absorbs this
Effective monthly revenue
After cancellations
Effective rev / client / mo
Blended & adjusted
4
Revenue gap analysis
Does your current caseload hit your target after cancellations?
Target revenue / mo
Projected revenue / mo
After cancellations
Gap
Extra clients to close gap
5
Staffing breakeven
How many techs to carry your caseload — and what does it actually cost?
Billing, software, supplies, etc.
Typical monthly expense breakdown
Billing (4% of revenue) Utilities & phone (~1.5%) Practice management software$300–600/mo Supplies & materials$300–600/mo Insurance$300–600/mo Accounting / bookkeeping$100–300/mo Marketing$500–2,000/mo Misc contingency (~1%)
Estimated total
Current caseload
From step 2
Techs needed
Monthly payroll
Total monthly expenses
Clinic summary
Target revenue
Projected revenue
After cancellations
Total clients
Cancellation loss
Per month
Est. net income
Revenue – all expenses