Telehealth Visit Cost Savings Calculator
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Telehealth Visit Cost Savings Calculator
Estimate your annual savings by switching some or all of your routine medical visits to telehealth appointments instead of in-person visits.
Number of Medical Visits Per Year
Percentage of Visits Suitable for Telehealth (%)
Average In-Person Visit Cost ($)
Average Telehealth Visit Cost ($)
Round-Trip Travel Distance to Clinic (miles)
Your Hourly Wage ($/hr) — for time cost estimate
Average Time Spent Per In-Person Visit (hours, including travel & wait)
Average Time Spent Per Telehealth Visit (hours)
Calculate Savings
function telCalc() { var resultDiv = document.getElementById('tel-result'); resultDiv.style.display = 'none'; resultDiv.innerHTML = '';
// --- Gather inputs --- var visitsPerYear = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-visits-per-year').value); var telehealthPct = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-telehealth-pct').value); var inPersonCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-inperson-cost').value); var telehealthCost = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-telehealth-cost').value); var travelDist = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-travel-distance').value); var hourlyWage = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-hourly-wage').value); var inPersonTime = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-inperson-time').value); var telehealthTime = parseFloat(document.getElementById('tel-telehealth-time').value);
// --- Validation --- var errors = []; if (isNaN(visitsPerYear) || visitsPerYear 100) errors.push("Telehealth percentage must be between 0 and 100."); if (isNaN(inPersonCost) || inPersonCost inPersonCost) errors.push("Warning: Telehealth cost is higher than in-person cost — savings will be negative.");
if (errors.length > 0 && !(errors.length === 1 && errors[0].startsWith("Warning"))) { resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = '' + errors.map(function(e){ return ''; }).join('') + ''; return; }
// --- IRS mileage rate for 2024: $0.67/mile --- var MILEAGE_RATE = 0.67;
// --- Core calculations --- // Number of visits that can be telehealth var telehealthVisits = visitsPerYear * (telehealthPct / 100); var remainingInPerson = visitsPerYear - telehealthVisits;
// Direct medical cost savings var inPersonMedicalCostTotal = visitsPerYear * inPersonCost; var mixedMedicalCostTotal = (remainingInPerson * inPersonCost) + (telehealthVisits * telehealthCost); var medicalCostSavings = inPersonMedicalCostTotal - mixedMedicalCostTotal;
// Travel cost savings (only telehealth visits eliminate travel) var travelCostPerVisit = travelDist * MILEAGE_RATE; var travelCostSavings = telehealthVisits * travelCostPerVisit;
// Time cost savings var timeSavedPerVisit = inPersonTime - telehealthTime; // hours saved per converted visit var totalTimeSaved = telehealthVisits * timeSavedPerVisit; // hours/year var timeCostSavings = totalTimeSaved * hourlyWage;
// Total savings var totalSavings = medicalCostSavings + travelCostSavings + timeCostSavings;
// Cost per telehealth visit vs in-person (for display) var costDiffPerVisit = inPersonCost - telehealthCost;
// Format helpers function fmt(n) { return '$' + n.toFixed(2).replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ','); } function fmtH(n) { return n.toFixed(1) + ' hrs'; } function fmtN(n) { return n.toFixed(1); }
var warningHtml = ''; if (errors.length > 0) { warningHtml = '' + errors.map(function(e){ return ''; }).join('') + ''; }
resultDiv.style.display = 'block'; resultDiv.innerHTML = warningHtml + '### Your Estimated Annual Savings ' + '' + 'Total Visits Per Year' + fmtN(visitsPerYear) + '' + 'Visits Converted to Telehealth' + fmtN(telehealthVisits) + '' + 'Remaining In-Person Visits' + fmtN(remainingInPerson) + '' + 'Medical Cost Savings' + fmt(medicalCostSavings) + '' + 'Cost difference per visit' + fmt(costDiffPerVisit) + '' + 'Travel Cost Savings' + fmt(travelCostSavings) + '' + 'Mileage rate used$0.67/mile (IRS 2024)' + 'Time Cost Savings' + fmt(timeCostSavings) + '' + 'Total time saved per year' + fmtH(totalTimeSaved) + '' + 'Total Estimated Annual Savings' + fmt(totalSavings) + '' + ''; }
#### Formula
Telehealth Visits/Year = Total Visits × (Telehealth % ÷ 100) Medical Cost Savings = Telehealth Visits × (In-Person Cost − Telehealth Cost) Travel Cost Savings = Telehealth Visits × Round-Trip Miles × IRS Mileage Rate ($0.67/mile) Time Cost Savings = Telehealth Visits × (In-Person Hours − Telehealth Hours) × Hourly Wage Total Annual Savings = Medical Cost Savings + Travel Cost Savings + Time Cost Savings
#### Assumptions & References
- IRS standard mileage rate of $0.67 per mile is used for 2024 (IRS Notice 2024-08).
- Average telehealth visit cost in the U.S. ranges from $40–$100 without insurance; in-person primary care visits average $150–$300 (FAIR Health, 2023).
- Studies suggest 40–70% of routine primary care visits can be handled via telehealth (McKinsey Global Institute, 2021).
- Average in-person visit time (including travel and wait) is approximately 2–3 hours; telehealth visits average 20–30 minutes (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020).
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