Tools & Calculators
A calculator for missed visits, and lists for the file in front of you.
Two kinds of tools live here. The recovery calculator estimates what missed appointments may be costing a practice. The checklists are gather-lists for an audit letter, a compliance pulse check, or a contract. Neither one bills a claim or answers a payor.
Reviewed by Joseph Rivet, Esq. · October 1, 2026
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The questions this center answers
The no-show recovery calculator and links to Rivet Health Law checklists. Estimates and lists are planning tools, not legal advice. Reviewed by Joseph Rivet.
No-show recovery calculator
A 60-second estimate of annual lost appointments. It is not permission to bill.
Learn moreChecklists
Audit, compliance, privacy, diligence, plan, and employment-agreement lists.
Learn moreG2211 resource center
The add-on code’s relationship test and the later CMS updates.
Learn moreReimbursement notes
How to compare a short remittance with the chart and the fee schedule.
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Calculator
60-second estimateNo-show recovery estimate
A planning estimate of missed appointments. It is not a determination that the practice may bill a patient, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Experience behind this page
Reviewed by Joseph Rivet, Esq.
Founder, Rivet Health Law, PLC
Joseph Rivet reviews the calculator’s framing the same way he reviews a reimbursement note: an estimate is useful only if someone still reads the policy, the contract, and the chart. He practiced in coding, billing, and reimbursement operations for more than 20 years before founding the firm.
Last reviewed October 1, 2026. This page is general information for healthcare organizations. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Who this is for
Who uses this center
- Practice managers pricing a no-show problem
- Leaders who want the checklists without hunting through service pages
- Coders sending a clinician to the G2211 center
- Anyone who needs to see what these tools do not decide
First pass
First steps you can take today
These steps organize the question. They are not a substitute for counsel.
- 1
Use the calculator only for missed visits, not for a denied claim.
- 2
Write down the policy you have today before you change it to match the estimate.
- 3
Open the checklist that matches the letter on your desk, not all of them.
- 4
If a deadline is inside two weeks, call the firm rather than finishing every box.
What the calculator is
You enter figures about missed visits. It estimates an annual number. It does not know your payor contracts, your patient agreement, or your state’s rules on charging for a missed appointment. The firm’s note on charging for missed appointments is separate reading, not a switch inside the calculator.
If the estimate is large, the next step is a policy review, not a patient statement. That review is the reimbursement practice, not this page.
What the checklists are
Each list is a set of documents or facts to gather. Checking a box means you found the item. It does not mean the item is legally sufficient. The checklist page stores your checks in this browser so you can leave and come back.
Sources
How this page was prepared
Joseph Rivet, Esq. reviews these resource centers. The reading list cites the firm’s own Insights and the public CMS materials those Insights discuss. A newer Insight controls if an older note conflicts with it.
Reading
Insights on this topic
Common questions
- Will the calculator tell us what we can bill?
- No. It estimates appointment volume and a dollar figure from the numbers you type. Whether a no-show charge is allowed is a separate question.
- Do the checklists create a compliance program?
- No. They are intake lists. A program still needs an owner, training, and monitoring that match the services you bill.
- Are my calculator entries a client file?
- No. Using a tool does not create an attorney-client relationship. Do not type patient names or medical record numbers into the calculator.
Related counsel
Reimbursement counselIf the estimate leads to a policy or a payor dispute.OpenOther resource centers
When you want help
Bring the letter, the remittance, or the agreement.
If a note on this page raised a question about your file, the firm can sit with it.
This page is educational. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Facts, contracts, and appeal windows control the next step.