Chiropractors collect roughly 65% to 78% of what they bill, and sell care that is paid for months before it is delivered.
Two facts define chiropractic finance. Collections run far below billings, so any number built on production overstates the business substantially. And prepaid care plans mean cash arrives well ahead of the cost of delivering the visits, which makes a selling month feel like a good month and a delivery month feel like decline. Handled correctly, both become manageable. Handled the default way, they distort every report the owner sees.
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The guides
You collect a fraction of what you bill
Visit caps, medical necessity denials, personal injury liens, and why collections must be the headline number.
Cash FlowYou've already spent next quarter's revenue
Prepaid plans as a cash illusion, and forecasting around delivery rather than sales.
ProfitabilityProfit per visit runs the practice
PVA, revenue per visit by channel, cost per visit, and the associate break-even math.
Deferred RevenueThe most commonly mis-booked item in practice accounting
Care plans recognized per visit delivered, refund exposure, and what booking on sale actually does.
Finance RolesWho you actually need, and when
Bookkeeper, controller, or CFO, and the five chiropractic questions each role can answer.
Growth & Sale ReadinessWhat a chiropractic practice is worth
Why owner dependency caps the multiple, and how clean deferred revenue becomes a pricing advantage.
General information for practice owners, not accounting, tax, legal, valuation or investment advice for your situation. MedPraxis CFO is not a CPA firm, a registered investment adviser, or a business broker. Talk to your own CPA, attorney or adviser before acting on anything here.