Currently working at a 15-person group in the mid-Atlantic ~31,000 cases per year. Making ~$250k total compensation as an employee. I have worked consistent 11-hour days since the start of the year. I consider myself very efficient and don't get distracted easily.
After catching up with someone I trained with recently, they mentioned they made $550k, last year. They currently work in a rural part of North Carolina doing general surg sign out. Their workload is similar to my own, yet they manage to make significantly more. What is the special sauce that makes this possible? Is my group bad at negotiating contracts or is there something that lets rural groups bill more than those in cities? I was under the impression that CPT codes reimbursed the same within a given state.
After catching up with someone I trained with recently, they mentioned they made $550k, last year. They currently work in a rural part of North Carolina doing general surg sign out. Their workload is similar to my own, yet they manage to make significantly more. What is the special sauce that makes this possible? Is my group bad at negotiating contracts or is there something that lets rural groups bill more than those in cities? I was under the impression that CPT codes reimbursed the same within a given state.