Services · the ABA revenue cycle

The ABA revenue cycle, stage by stage.

Nine levels, three acts. Jump to the one that’s hurting, or walk all nine and watch a stronger clinic go up, floor by floor — from your first plan to your next location.

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  • Foundations · 1–3
  • Operations · 4–7
  • Scale · 8–9
  • where money tends to leak
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every claim,
every stage.9 STAGES · 1 TEAM
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Pick one and we’ll open that level for you. Nothing is locked — read any level, in any order.

Old AR piling upClaims older than 30 days, and nobody's sure which can still be paid.Level 8 · Scale →Denials nobody has time to workThey come back, they pile up, and no one chases them.Level 7 · Operations →Stuck in credentialingApplications went out months ago, and no one knows where they are.Level 3 · Foundations →Auths expiring on usSessions delivered with no approved units left to bill.Level 5 · Operations →Just starting outA new clinic, and no idea what billing will cost or where to begin.Level 1 · Foundations →
0/9 · Stuck
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Act I · levels 1–3 · 0 of 3 built

Foundations — get the bones right

  1. 1
    Level 01 · Foundations · not built yet

    Decide you're really doing this — your own ABA practice.

    Pre-flight checklist2 of 4 started4 of 4 ready
    Business entity (LLC or PC)Waiting
    EIN from the IRSTo do
    Type 2 NPI for the clinicTo do
    CAQH profileStuck
    this is where clinics get stuck.

    A thousand tabs open and no clear first move. Months pass before the first billable hour because nobody explained the order: EIN, then NPI, then CAQH.

  2. 2
    Level 02 · Foundations · not built yet

    Stand up the legal and identity bones of the clinic.

  3. 3
    Level 03 · Foundations · not built yet

    Get in-network with the Medicaid and commercial payers you need.

    High leak risk
Milestone: “You're in-network.” — build levels 1–3 to reach it
II
Act II · levels 4–7 · 0 of 4 built

Operations — run the weekly engine

  1. 4
    Level 04 · Operations · not built yet

    Bring on new clients without surprise denials later.

    High leak risk
  2. 5
    Level 05 · Operations · not built yet

    Have every hour authorized before it's delivered.

    Leak risk
  3. 6
    Level 06 · Operations · not built yet

    Send claims that get paid the first time, every week.

    Leak risk
  4. 7
    Level 07 · Operations · not built yet

    Chase every claim we can legitimately win — including the ones payers fight.

    High leak risk
Milestone: “Cash lands predictably.” — build levels 4–7 to reach it
III
Act III · levels 8–9 · 0 of 2 built

Scale — grow without breaking

  1. 8
    Level 08 · Scale · not built yet

    Reach a billing rhythm that runs every single week.

    Low leak risk
  2. 9
    Level 09 · Scale · not built yet

    Hire BCBAs, take more families, open the next location.

Milestone: “This is the clinic you dreamed about.” — build levels 8–9 to reach it
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Tell us where you are on the cycle. We'll show you which level is leaking today and what it would take to fix it — even if we never work together.

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