Shockwave Calculator
Estimate the revenue, gross profit, and breakeven volume for adding or expanding shockwave therapy.
How to use it
Enter the device cost, consumable cost, treatment pricing, and expected patient volume. The calculator will estimate how many patients you need each month to cover the investment and create contribution.
Shockwave Profit Calculator
Estimate the annual revenue, cost, profit, and break-even point for shockwave therapy in your practice.
Your practice assumptions
What should you look at next?
The numbers show an opportunity. Choose the situation that sounds most like your practice and read a practical example from Don.
How to Choose the Right Shockwave Machine for Your Practice — the best first read for someone assessing a purchase.
Interview with Elise Hamann on How to Get More Shockwave Patients — addresses utilization after purchase.
How to Confidently Charge for Shockwave and Orthotics — connects pricing to patient conversations.
Why Patients Say Yes More Often When You Show Them the Whole Plan — helps with presenting a treatment course.
What your results mean
Shockwave can be attractive when patient volume, pricing, and case selection support the fixed cost. A low breakeven patient count may indicate a practical opportunity if the service fits your clinical model and patient demand.
If the breakeven count is high, the investment depends on stronger marketing, better internal case identification, or different pricing. Do not assume the device will create demand by itself.
Build the service around numbers, not hope
PPM helps podiatry practice owners evaluate high-value services and build simple plans for implementation, tracking, and growth. Use your result to decide whether shockwave is ready to launch, needs a better plan, or should wait.
Educational disclaimer
This calculator is for educational planning only. It is not financial, legal, tax, clinical, billing, or employment advice. It does not evaluate clinical appropriateness, patient outcomes, payer rules, or regulatory requirements. Review decisions with your accountant, attorney, billing advisor, and clinical leadership team.
