Profession benchmark · planning range
Physical Therapy no-show rate and cost benchmarks
Use this range to frame the problem, not to grade individual patients or set a fee. The useful comparison is your own attended, released, late-cancelled, and missed appointments by appointment type.
- No-show range
- 10–25% (typical 18%)
- Cost per miss
- $85–130
Typical rate compared
Cost range compared
Interpret the benchmark
Segment before you compare.
Attendance often changes after the first few sessions as pain or mobility improves. Compare initial assessments, early rehabilitation, and later-course visits to see where a sequence loses momentum.
Where risk peaks: Extended rehab courses for musculoskeletal issues experience highest attrition after the first few visits once initial mobility or pain relief occurs.
Confirm the whole sequence responsibly
Show future visits clearly, but reconfirm each session rather than assuming a multi-visit booking remains valid for weeks.
Watch for early improvement drop-off
Route unanswered later visits to staff so the plan can be reviewed; do not use repeated reminders to make a clinical decision.
Protect initial assessments
Confirm longer first visits earlier because they are harder to refill and often include paperwork, evaluation, and treatment planning.
Ask about practical barriers
Offer a call-back path for transport, work schedules, caregiving, mobility, or accessibility issues before they become a missed session.
Use your own schedule
Calculate revenue at risk.
The fields start with the physical therapy benchmark. Replace them with collected appointments, your actual no-show rate, and average appointment value.
Your schedule inputs
Prefill: 10–25% (typical 18%) no-shows and $85–130 per missed appointment. The calculator uses the typical rate and the midpoint of the supplied cost range; replace both with your own measured data.
Estimated scheduled revenue at risk
Per month
$6,739
Per year
$80,870
Misses / month
62.4
At this appointment value, recovering 0.45 appointment per month equals a $149 NoShowLine subscription. This is arithmetic, not a savings promise; results depend on your baseline and workflow.
Questions teams ask
Physical Therapy FAQ
What is the average physical therapy no-show rate?
The supplied profession benchmark is 10–25% (typical 18%). Treat it as a planning range and replace it with your own appointment-level data.
What does one missed appointment cost?
The supplied range is $85–130 per miss. It estimates scheduled value at risk; it is not a recommended fee amount.
How should a practice compare itself with the benchmark?
Attendance often changes after the first few sessions as pain or mobility improves. Compare initial assessments, early rehabilitation, and later-course visits to see where a sequence loses momentum.
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