Clinic billing · Cost example

Yes—a dentist working three days a week can get claims paid for under $50 a month

Published July 26, 2026 · Smileydoctor Billing

Yes. Three days a week. Only verification + claims. About 96 visits/month. That’s the floor.

Monthly floor

~$50 /mo

after one-time $500 setup

How we get to 96 visits

3 days / week

8 appts / day

4 weeks

96 visits / month

Floor plan · verification + claims only

Insurance verification $19.20 96 × $0.20

Claims submission $30.72 96 × $0.32

Monthly total ~$50 True floor · stay under set volume

Same visits · two plans

Floor

~$50 /mo

Verification + claims

All five services

~$127 /mo

Full workstream

First invoice vs ongoing

Month 1

~$550

~$50 + $500 setup

Every month after

~$50

Floor plan only

Overage +$0.10/item · unused volume doesn’t carry over