Most owners set a consult price in one afternoon and then defend it for years. Regen practice pricing deserves more care than that. This guide covers six ways to package a consult or a series, when each fits, and the compliance note that goes with it. It also shows how to build a price from your cost of delivery. That way the number holds up when someone asks how you got there.
TLDR: Regen practice pricing works when the price starts from what it costs you to deliver the visit, not from what a competitor posted. Six common models cover most practices: a credited fee, a flat fee, a series, per visit, membership-style follow-up, and a bundled exam. Read on for the model that fits your service line and the one price conversation your whole team should share.
Important Note
This article is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, medical, or regulatory advice. Marketing strategies discussed should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before implementation, particularly regarding FDA, FTC, and state-specific advertising regulations. Regen Portal is a marketing and consulting company, not a law firm.
Ask an owner how the consult price was set. Most practices build it from three inputs: what competitors post, what ChatGPT suggests, and what the supplier recommends. Then they move the number on market feedback. None of those inputs knows what it costs that practice to run one visit.
The two failures that follow are mirror images. One practice overcharges because it never learned its true margin. Another underprices because the owner feels that selling at any price beats not selling at all.
This post gives you a way out of both traps. You get six ways to package a consult, and a method for pricing from cost. There are no dollar figures here, on purpose. The method matters more than the number.
Why Regen Practice Pricing Starts in the Wrong Place
Regen practice pricing goes wrong because the price question gets asked last. When a physician calls about adding cells or tissue to the practice, the questions come in a fixed order. Is it legal in my state. Where can I get it. How much can I charge. By the third question the owner is tired, and the supplier already has a number ready.
The supplier’s number is built around the supplier’s margin, not yours. A competitor’s posted price tells you what they charge, not what they keep. ChatGPT hands you an average of web pages that copied each other. And market feedback only tells you the price was wrong after you lost the patient or ate the margin.
Doctors coming from insurance carry an extra handicap, because a fee schedule did the pricing for them. The self-pay business case only works when the practice learns to price its own time.
In our consulting work, pricing is the second area we touch, right after positioning and service lines. You cannot price a visit until you know what it is for and who it is for. Once you do, the rules below tell you how to talk about the number.
The Rules That Shape Every Price You Post
Your price copy must be truthful, and any claim next to it must be backed up. The FTC’s Health Products Compliance Guidance says advertising must be truthful and not misleading. It also says marketers need adequate substantiation for objective claims, stated or implied.
That word “implied” is where price copy gets into trouble. The FTC looks at the net impression of the whole ad, images included. A price next to a result implies the price buys the result. “Three sessions to get back on the court” is a claim, not a price.
The second rule: never tie the price to an outcome. “Pay only if it works” reads as a results promise. So does a refund that hinges on how the patient feels later. Refund terms belong to counsel. In the copy, keep the price and the outcome in separate rooms.
The third rule is about tone. Words that signal a markdown or a limited-time cut pull a medical practice into retail. A premium practice states its price once, explains what it includes, and stops there.
Some states add a layer on top. Florida requires a set notice in any ad by a physician who performs stem cell therapies not approved by the FDA, under section 458.3245. If a Florida practice advertises a price for such a service, that notice rides along in the type size the statute sets. Counsel decides how your own state treats your ad. With the rules in hand, here are the six models.
Six Ways to Package a Consult or a Series
Each model answers one question: what does the patient pay for, and when. The right one depends on how your service line is delivered.
Consult Fee Credited Toward Treatment
The patient pays for the consult. If they go ahead with care, that fee is applied to the first visit. This fits practices with steady consult volume and a clear path from exam to procedure. It also filters casual shoppers.
Compliance note: say “applied toward” in plain words. Do not call the consult free. Do not put a countdown on the credit, and never make it depend on an outcome.
Flat Consult Fee
The patient pays for the exam, full stop. This fits practices where the exam itself is the product: complex cases, second opinions, and careful case selection.
Compliance note: list what the visit includes so the front desk can read it aloud. Do not promise a plan that “will work.” The fee buys physician time and judgment.
Series Pricing
One price covers a set number of visits, agreed in advance. This fits protocols delivered in a series by design.
Compliance note: the visit count is a clinical decision, not a sales tool. Do not imply that finishing the series produces a result. Put the terms for unused visits in writing, and let counsel review them.
Per-Visit Pricing
Each visit carries its own price. This fits practices new to a service line and protocols that vary by patient.
Compliance note: watch for creeping add-on copy. Language that hints more visits mean better outcomes is a claim.
Membership-Style Follow-Up
A recurring fee covers follow-up visits, check-ins, and access to the team. This fits practices built on long relationships: longevity, wellness, and hormone care.
Compliance note: this is the most state-sensitive model on the list. Some states treat prepaid health plans under their own rules, and auto-renewal has its own disclosures. Never tie the membership to staying well or pain-free. Counsel reviews this one before launch.
Bundled Exam Plus Imaging Review
One price covers the exam, a review of outside imaging, and a written plan. This fits ortho and pain practices where the imaging review is real physician time.
Compliance note: name each part of the bundle. The plan is a plan, not a promised result. If nobody reads outside imaging, do not sell a review of it.
The six models differ most in how much the patient commits before care begins. The table below puts them side by side.
| Model | Fits Best When | Watch in the Copy |
|---|---|---|
| Credited consult fee | Steady consult volume | Countdown pressure |
| Flat consult fee | The exam is the product | Promising a plan will work |
| Series pricing | Care is delivered in sets | Result implied by the series |
| Per-visit pricing | New or variable protocols | Add-on copy |
| Membership follow-up | Long relationships | State prepaid rules |
| Bundled exam | Imaging review is real work | Selling work not done |
Whichever model you choose, the number inside it has to come from somewhere real.
How to Build a Price From Cost of Delivery
Start with what one visit costs you to deliver. Add the margin the practice needs to stay open and grow. One of the deliverables in our consulting engagements is pricing built from cost of delivery rather than a competitor’s posted price.
Begin with provider time. Count the minutes the physician spends before, during, and after the visit, including chart review and the follow-up call. Multiply by the loaded cost of that hour. Most owners skip the before and after. That is where the margin leaks.
Add staff time next. The front desk books, confirms, and follows up. A medical assistant preps the room and the product. Those minutes cost money even when nobody invoices them.
Then add product and overhead. Product cost includes shipping, storage, and waste. Give every visit a fair share of rent, software, insurance, and the marketing that filled the chair.
Now you have a cost of delivery for one visit. Set the margin on top. Only then compare the number to what competitors post. If yours is much lower, you found the volume trap before it found you. Once the number has a reason behind it, make sure everyone says it the same way.
One Price Conversation for the Whole Team
The provider and the front desk should say the same thing about price, in the same words. We build one price conversation that both deliver, because a patient who hears two versions trusts neither. The script has three parts.
The first part is what the visit includes, and it comes before the number. A price that follows a clear list sounds earned. A price that comes first sounds like a barrier.
The second part is the number, stated once, with no hedging. “But we can work with you” undoes the premium position in six words. Financing, if offered, is a separate fact, not a concession.
The third part is the next step: book the visit, send the intake, confirm the date. For the moment a patient asks about cost, read our guide to the consult price conversation. For what happens after the consult ends, see how to turn a consult into a booking.
Common Regen Practice Pricing Mistakes
The most common regen practice pricing mistake is repricing on every piece of feedback. A patient balks, and the price drops. A slow week arrives, and a limited-time offer goes up. Soon nobody in the building can say what the real price is.
The second mistake is hiding the price. Cash-pay patients research before they call, and a site with no price signal sends them elsewhere. Our post on cash-pay patient research habits covers how that search unfolds. You do not have to post a number, but you do have to explain how pricing works.
The third mistake is letting the copy drift toward outcomes. A line about “getting back to the life you love” lands next to the series price. Nobody meant it as a claim, but the net impression reads as one.
The fourth mistake is volume thinking. An owner fills the schedule at a price that does not cover delivery and calls it growth. The cash-pay decision journey shows that patients choosing a premium service are not buying on price alone. Picture how that plays out in a real building.
Picture a Practice That Priced From the Wrong Input
Picture a pain practice in a mid-sized city that adds a series-based orthobiologic service. The supplier suggests a price. A competitor across town posts a lower one. The owner splits the difference and moves on to the next fire. Nobody costs out the visit.
Six months in, the schedule looks healthy. The margin does not. Product waste was never counted, and neither was the physician’s time reading outside imaging. The front desk quotes one number, the physician another, and the website a third from a launch offer nobody took down.
The rebuild is not dramatic. The owner costs one visit from provider minutes through overhead. The practice picks a credited consult fee for the first visit and series pricing for the protocol. One script goes to the provider and the front desk, and the launch offer comes off the site.
What changed is not the calendar. What changed is that the owner can explain the price without looking at what anyone else charges. That is regen practice pricing done from the inside out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should a Regen Practice Post Prices on Its Website?
It depends on the model and the market, but the practice should at least explain how pricing works. Cash-pay patients look for a price signal before they call. A page that names the consult fee and describes how the series is priced answers that need.
Is a Free Consult a Good Idea for a Regen Practice?
A free consult can work, but it changes who books. It draws shoppers along with serious patients, and it gives away physician time. A credited consult fee gets most of the same benefit while filtering the schedule. If a practice offers one, it says so plainly, with no condition that reads like pressure.
Can a Practice Tie Price to a Result?
Not in the marketing copy. Refund or outcome-based terms are a question for counsel. A price linked to an outcome in an ad reads as a results promise, and that promise needs evidence the practice usually does not have. “Pay only if it works” and “refund if you do not improve” both fall in this group. In the copy, price and outcome stay apart.
How Often Should a Regen Practice Reprice?
Reprice when the cost of delivery changes, not when a patient objects. Product costs, wages, and rent move on their own schedule, and a yearly review catches that. Changing the price on feedback alone restarts the guessing loop. Set a review date and hold to it.
Does Florida Law Affect Price Advertising for Stem Cell Therapy?
It can. Under Florida Statutes 458.3245, a physician who performs stem cell therapy under that section must put a set notice in any ad. The notice must be clearly legible and no smaller than the largest type in the ad. A price does not change that. The section lists exemptions, so counsel confirms whether it applies, and what other states require.
Key Takeaways
- Most practices price from competitors, ChatGPT, and the supplier, and none of those inputs knows the real cost.
- The two failure modes are overcharging without knowing margins and underpricing because volume feels safer.
- Every model shares the same rules: truthful copy, no price linked to an outcome, and no sale language.
- Build the price from cost of delivery first, then compare to the market as a sanity check.
- The provider and the front desk deliver one price conversation, in the same order, with the same words.
Your Next Step
Regen practice pricing sits inside a larger question about what the practice is for and who it serves. Our practice consulting engagements start there, with positioning and service lines, and move to pricing second.
If your current number came from a competitor’s page or a supplier’s suggestion, that is a normal place to start. It is not a good place to stay.
PS: If you want a second set of eyes on how your consults are packaged, ask for a free practice audit.
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About the Author
Oscar Tellez is the founder of Regen Portal, a marketing and consulting company built for the regenerative medicine industry. He has been in this industry since 2015. He started in medical sales and has worked with PRP since 2016. He has reached hundreds of practices and over 200 doctors through sales, teaching and marketing. He holds a B.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion from Florida Atlantic University.
