See exactly how much prior authorization costs your practice in staff hours and dollars -- and how much you could save with automation.
Enter your numbers below. We pre-filled industry averages -- adjust to match your practice.
Total PA requests your staff submits per month (all payers)
Industry avg: 20-35 min per auth
Industry avg: 10-20%
Industry avg: 30-60 min per appeal
Fully loaded cost (salary + benefits)
Prior authorization is one of the largest hidden costs in medical practice operations. Here is what the data shows.
$11B+
Annual cost of PA across the US healthcare system
The AMA estimates physicians and staff spend billions of dollars annually on prior authorization activities alone.
40+ hrs
Per physician per week spent on PA by practice staff
An AMA survey found that the average practice completes 45 prior authorizations per physician per week.
34%
Of physicians report PA has led to a serious adverse event
Delays caused by the PA process have directly impacted patient outcomes, according to practicing physicians.
2 FTE
Average staff dedicated to PA in a 5-physician practice
Many small practices dedicate one or more full-time employees exclusively to prior authorization tasks.