Economics / clinic-entered inputs
What would a new service line have to earn?
Use your clinic's own verified inputs. A break-even formula is not a demand forecast or a promise that patients will book.
Collect five inputs first
- One-time setup costs: training, equipment, legal review, process changes.
- Recurring fixed costs: extra systems, rent or administrative time independent of visit count.
- Clinic-set price per visit or service, if lawful and appropriate.
- Variable cost per visit: qualified staff time, supplies and fulfillment costs that vary with volume.
- Time period: the month or quarter over which you compare fixed costs and contribution.
Unknown amounts should stay blank, not silently become zero. Do not insert hypothetical patient counts and present the result as likely revenue.
Contribution per visit
Clinic-set price minus clinic-supplied variable cost. If this is zero or negative, adding more visits will not cover fixed costs under those inputs.
Arithmetic break-even visits
Fixed costs for the same period divided by positive contribution per visit; round up. Re-check taxes, refunds, collection rates and capacity separately.
Example of arithmetic, not a forecast
At an illustrative $150 price, $50 variable cost and $1,000 fixed setup cost, contribution would be $100 per visit and arithmetic break-even would be 10 visits. These are invented teaching inputs, not estimates of your clinic's price, volume or profit.
Try your own numbers in the local lesson calculator. Entries remain in that browser tab and are not submitted to us.
Use the result as a question, not an answer
Ask whether staff can deliver the service safely, whether clinical and legal requirements are met, what real demand evidence exists, and who owns a go/no-go decision. Keep supplier pricing research and patient-acquisition planning as separate decisions. Return to the readiness checklist.
This worksheet is business education, not a financial performance claim. Do not use it to promise income, patients or a launch date.