Specialty Coverage: Nephrology

Nephrology revenue, tracked across every stage of kidney disease.

CKD staging that changes the code. ESRD monthly capitation rules. Dialysis modality, vascular access and transplant coordination on the same panel. Clientele runs the coding and compliance layer built specifically for nephrology's longitudinal revenue.

CKD Staging ESRD Monthly Capitation Dialysis Billing Vascular Access Transplant Coordination
HIPAA compliant SOC 2 Type II Certified coders (CPC, CNN)
NEPHROLOGY
CKD-to-ESRD panel
Live
ESRD PANEL
312
MCP CAPTURE
98%
CKD stage 4 In-center HD AV fistula
CODING SUGGESTION
N18.4 + 90970 supported by monthly visit count
Billing readiness 97%
CKD STAGING
eGFR re-checked
DIALYSIS
4 visits / mo tracked
VASCULAR ACCESS
Fistula patent
ANEMIA MGMT
ESA dose logged
TRANSPLANT LIST
18 active referrals
CLAIMS
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A DISEASE THAT CHANGES REVENUE AS IT PROGRESSES

Eight service lines. One continuous revenue cycle.

The same patient moves from CKD management to dialysis to transplant, and the billing model changes at every step.

Nephrology Revenue Cycle
8 connected service lines
CKD Staging
N18.1 to N18.6
ESRD / Dialysis
Monthly capitation
Vascular Access
Fistula / graft coding
Transplant
Pre & post-op coordination
Home Dialysis
PD + home HD
Anemia Management
ESA + iron dosing
Mineral & Bone
CKD-MBD coding
Comorbidities
Diabetes + HTN + HCC
CKD-TO-ESRD JOURNEY

Follow one patient from staging to dialysis to payment.

STAGING-DRIVEN LEAKAGE
9-14% of net
STEP 1
Referral
INTAKE

eGFR trend and referral reason captured at intake.

STEP 2
CKD Staging
LEAK POINT

Stage coded to the current eGFR and albuminuria, not a prior visit.

STEP 3
Comorbidity Review
LEAK POINT

Diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular risk captured for HCC.

STEP 4
Modality Planning
LEAK POINT

Dialysis modality education and access planning documented in time.

STEP 5
Vascular Access
LEAK POINT

Fistula or graft placement coded to the approach actually performed.

STEP 6
Dialysis Initiation
LEAK POINT

First MCP month reconciled against the visit count and modality.

STEP 7
Monthly Billing
LEAK POINT

Complexity tier and bundled labs checked against MCP rules every cycle.

STEP 8
Revenue
RECOVERED

What actually lands in the account after staging-aware review.

ESRD MONTHLY CAPITATION INTELLIGENCE

A command center for the industry's strictest bundled payment.

Five governance checks confirm every MCP requirement is met before the monthly claim is built.

1 Visit Count
2 Complexity Tier
3 Modality Mix
4 ESA / Lab Bundling
5 Compliance
MODULE 01 Validated
VISIT COUNT CAPTURE
98.7%

Monthly face-to-face visit count confirmed against the 1, 2 or 3-visit tier before billing.

MODULE 02 Reviewing
COMPLEXITY ACCURACY
95.2%

Age tier and comorbidity documentation checked against the complexity level billed.

MODULE 03 Clear
MODALITY MATCH
99.1%

In-center, home HD and PD coded to the modality actually delivered that month.

MODULE 04 2 flags
BUNDLING ACCURACY
96.8%

ESA, iron and lab draws checked against what the bundle covers versus bills separately.

MODULE 05 Audit-ready
MCP AUDIT TRAIL
100%

Every monthly capitation claim logged against the visits and documentation that support it.

DIALYSIS PANEL INTELLIGENCE

Every patient, every modality, one live census.

Vascular access status, transplant readiness and monthly visit progress tracked across the entire ESRD panel.

ESRD PANEL SIZE
312
MCP VISITS ON TRACK
97%
VASCULAR ACCESS ALERTS
6
TRANSPLANT REFERRALS
18 active
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MONTHLY MCP REVENUE +16.4%
$438K / mo
PANEL STATUS
In-center HD 214
Home dialysis 78
CKD 4-5, pre-dialysis 20
Access at risk 6
TRANSPLANT COORDINATION

18 patients active on the transplant referral pathway, with workup visits billed correctly at each stage.

3 listed this quarter
CLAIM PIPELINE
Billed 71% In review 22% Held 7%
CLIENTELE AI

Six checks, one continuous pipeline.

Every nephrology claim moves through the same intelligence chain before it reaches a payer.

1 Stage Detection
2 MCP Validation
3 Modality Coding
4 HCC Risk Capture
5 Claim Readiness
6 Denial Prediction

312 ESRD accounts a month flowing through all six checks before submission. Average time in pipeline: 33 seconds.

PERFORMANCE

Measured across nephrology clients, trailing four quarters.

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MCP visit-count accuracy
Monthly capitation tier confirmed every cycle.
0%
Staging accuracy
CKD stage coded to current eGFR and albuminuria.
0%
Clean claim rate
First-pass acceptance across all nephrology payers.
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Revenue growth
Average lift across nephrology clients in the trailing year.
NEPHROLOGY CARE ECOSYSTEM

One coding team, every kidney care subspecialty.

Nephrology
CKD Management
Staging-aware coding
Dialysis Care
MCP billing
Transplant Nephrology
Pre/post-op coordination
Interventional Nephrology
Access procedures
Hypertension Clinic
Resistant HTN workup
Pediatric Nephrology
Age-specific rules
IN THEIR WORDS

Nephrologists and revenue leaders.

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Monthly capitation billing used to be rebuilt by hand every cycle. Now it just reconciles.

Nephrologist
Dialysis Care Partners · Arizona
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CKD staging finally drives the code automatically instead of lagging the chart by a visit.

Practice Administrator
Kidney Specialists Group · Ohio
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The first partner that tracked vascular access status alongside the billing, not separately.

Revenue Cycle Director
Regional Nephrology Network · Florida
FAQ

Questions from nephrology practices.

Every MCP claim is checked against visit count, complexity tier and modality before submission, so the monthly bundled payment reflects exactly what was delivered and documented that cycle.

Stage is re-checked against the most recent eGFR and albuminuria results at each visit, so the ICD-10 code reflects current kidney function rather than lagging a prior encounter.

Yes. Fistula and graft placement, revision and thrombectomy procedures are coded to the specific approach and vessels involved, with certified coders confirming every operative note.

Modality is tracked per patient per month, so home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and in-center treatment are each billed under their correct code set, not defaulted to whichever is most common on the panel.

Pre-transplant workup visits, living donor evaluation coordination and post-transplant follow-up are each coded to their own rules, tracked through the referral-to-listing pathway.

A percentage of net collections with contracted clean-claim and MCP-accuracy targets. No implementation fee, and month-to-month after the first year.

Nephrology onboarding in 21 days

Every stage of kidney disease, billed correctly.

Send us 90 days of claims data. We will show you exactly where staging gaps and MCP errors are costing your practice, before you sign anything.

No implementation fee Works with your existing EHR Month-to-month after year one