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Overhead in Pediatrics
What is the range of normal expense-to-net ratios for pediatric primary-care practices?
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Question: What is the range of normal expense-to-net ratios for pediatric primary-care practices?
Answer: The Medical Group Management Association lists overhead, as a percent of net medical revenue, in pediatrics as:
- 10th percentile - 50.28%
- Median - 60.61%
- 90th percentile - 68.90%
This represents 2006 data. You can get more recent data at
www.mgma.com
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