{"id":31480,"date":"2026-08-05T12:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=31480"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:07:21","slug":"your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:350;78-427\">When Family Practice AR, sitting in the 120-plus-day bucket,\u00a0crosses 20% of total receivables, roughly one in five billed dollars now carries a collection probability under 15%. The next 90 days decide whether that revenue is recovered or written off.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:64;429-492\">Why Crossing 20% Is a Structural Warning, Not a Seasonal Dip<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:289;494-782\">A healthy family practice keeps its 120-plus day bucket under 12% of total AR. Crossing 20% in a single quarter is not one difficult payer or one slow month \u2014 it signals that eligibility verification, coding, and follow-up have been compounding failures for months before Q2 exposed them.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:45;784-828\">How Family Practice AR Ages Past 120 Days<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:100;830-929\">Family Practice AR ages past 120 days through a predictable set of mechanisms, not random bad luck:<\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-17:209;931-1722\">\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:170;931-1100\"><strong>Modifier 25 mishandling<\/strong> on same-day preventive and problem-oriented visits, which bundles a billable sick visit into the wellness exam and delays or denies payment<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"14:1-14:162;1101-1262\"><strong>Unbilled Chronic Care Management (CPT 99490)<\/strong>, where eligible patients are enrolled but monthly time isn&#8217;t captured or billed before the claim window closes<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:112;1263-1374\"><strong>Eligibility verification gaps<\/strong>, particularly with Medicaid managed care plans that change coverage monthly<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"16:1-16:139;1375-1513\"><strong>Credentialing and payer enrollment lapses<\/strong>, which cause clean claims to reject at the payer level before they ever reach adjudication<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"17:1-17:209;1514-1722\"><strong>Missed timely filing windows<\/strong>, since most commercial payers require submission within 90 to 180 days, and a claim stuck in denial-appeal limbo for 120 days is often already past the point of resubmission<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"19:1-19:70;1724-1793\">Family Practice AR Aging: Healthy Benchmark vs. Practice in Crisis<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full px-2 mb-6 print:overflow-x-visible\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"21:1-27:57;1795-2168\">\r\n<table class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\" style=\"width: 98.2239%;\">\r\n<thead class=\"text-left\">\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" style=\"width: 23.5099%;\" scope=\"col\">AR Aging Bucket<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" style=\"width: 33.2781%;\" scope=\"col\">Healthy Family Practice<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" style=\"width: 164.57%;\" scope=\"col\">Practice at 20%+ in 120+ Days<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 23.5099%;\">0\u201330 Days<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 33.2781%;\">55\u201360% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 164.57%;\">35\u201340% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 23.5099%;\">31\u201360 Days<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 33.2781%;\">18\u201320% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 164.57%;\">15\u201318% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 23.5099%;\">61\u201390 Days<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 33.2781%;\">8\u201310% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 164.57%;\">12\u201315% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 23.5099%;\">91\u2013120 Days<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 33.2781%;\">5\u20137% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 164.57%;\">10\u201313% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 23.5099%;\">120+ Days<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 33.2781%;\">Under 12% of total AR<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 164.57%;\">20%+ of total AR<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"29:1-29:60;2170-2229\">What Happens Next If the 120-Plus Bucket Isn&#8217;t Addressed<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"31:1-31:328;2231-2558\">Once <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/article\/claim-denial-management.html?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">claim denials<\/a> sit unresolved past 120 days, most commercial payers have already closed the timely filing window for appeal. That claim moves from &#8220;delayed&#8221; to &#8220;unrecoverable&#8221; without anyone in the practice explicitly deciding to write it off.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"33:1-33:328;2560-2887\">The cash flow effect compounds quarter over quarter. A family practice collecting 1.2 million dollars per 12 months that lets 20% of AR age past 120 days is carrying roughly 240,000 dollars in receivables with single-digit odds of recovery \u2014 money already spent on staff, supplies, and overhead that will never convert to cash.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"35:1-35:326;2889-3214\">Left unaddressed, this pattern repeats every quarter. <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/old-ar-recovery-services-for-physicians-group\/?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">Old AR recovery<\/a> becomes structurally harder each additional 30 days a claim ages, since documentation gets harder to locate and payer representatives have less context on file.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"37:1-37:65;3216-3280\">The Recovery Path: What a 90-Day AR Diagnostic Should Uncover<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"39:1-39:295;3282-3576\">Recovering AR that has already crossed 120 days requires more than resubmitting claims. It requires segmenting the aged bucket by payer, denial reason, and CPT code to find which claims still have recovery odds worth pursuing, and which should be formally written off with documentation intact.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"41:1-41:292;3578-3869\">An effective diagnostic identifies the root cause behind each aging cluster \u2014 a credentialing lapse with one payer, a coding pattern triggering denials on preventive-plus-problem visits, or a front-desk eligibility gap \u2014 so the same claims don&#8217;t reappear in the 120-plus bucket next quarter.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"43:1-43:69;3871-3939\">In-House Recovery vs. Specialized Family Practice Billing Company<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full px-2 mb-6 print:overflow-x-visible\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"45:1-51:93;3941-4488\">\r\n<table class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\" style=\"width: 98.6492%;\">\r\n<thead class=\"text-left\">\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" style=\"width: 28.1553%;\" scope=\"col\">Recovery Factor<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" style=\"width: 25.8495%;\" scope=\"col\">In-House Team<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.6)] py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\" style=\"width: 102.822%;\" scope=\"col\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/speciality\/family-practice-medical-billing-services.html?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">Specialized Family Practice Billing Company<\/a><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 28.1553%;\">Payer-specific appeal knowledge<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 25.8495%;\">Limited, generalist<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 102.822%;\">Deep, payer and CPT-specific<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 28.1553%;\">Root cause identification<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 25.8495%;\">Reactive, claim by claim<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 102.822%;\">Systematic, pattern-based<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 28.1553%;\">Staff bandwidth for aged claims<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 25.8495%;\">Competes with current billing<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 102.822%;\">Dedicated recovery resources<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 28.1553%;\">Credentialing gap detection<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 25.8495%;\">Often discovered after denial<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 102.822%;\">Audited proactively<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 28.1553%;\">Typical AR Days reduction<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 25.8495%;\">Marginal, inconsistent<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border-b-0.5 border-[hsl(var(--border-300)\/0.3)] py-2 pr-4 align-top\" style=\"width: 102.822%;\">Meaningful reduction within 90 days<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"53:1-53:42;4490-4531\">Preventing Recurrence in Q3 and Beyond<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"55:1-55:1064;4533-5596\">Fixing the current 120-plus bucket without addressing the mechanisms that created it only delays the next crisis. A <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/credentialing-lapses-costing-practices-revenue\/?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">credentialing<\/a> audit across every active payer contract, combined with front-end eligibility verification and disciplined <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/denial-management-process\/?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">denial management<\/a>, is what keeps the 120-plus bucket under 12% going forward. This is where <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/revenue-management-services.aspx?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">Revenue Cycle Management<\/a> infrastructure matters more than any single billing fix \u2014 the goal is a system that prevents claims from aging in the first place, not one that gets faster at chasing them after the fact. Family practices that treat <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/medical-billing-services-choosing-the-right-partner-in-2025\/?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">medical billing services<\/a> as a system rather than a vendor relationship are the ones whose AR aging curve stays flat quarter over quarter.<\/p>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"57:1-57:17;5598-5614\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"59:1-63:91;5616-6043\">\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"59:1-59:91;5616-5706\">A 120-plus day AR bucket over 20% signals structural failure, not a one-time payer delay<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"60:1-60:93;5707-5799\">Modifier 25 errors, unbilled CCM, and credentialing lapses are the most common root causes<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"61:1-61:83;5800-5882\">Claims aged past 120 days are often already past commercial timely filing limits<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"62:1-62:70;5883-5952\">Recovery requires root-cause segmentation, not blanket resubmission<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\" data-sourcepos=\"63:1-63:91;5953-6043\">Preventing recurrence requires fixing the system, not just recovering the current bucket<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"65:1-65:17;6045-6061\">MBC Spotlight<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"67:1-67:307;6063-6369\">MBC has spent 25-plus years helping family practices keep AR aging under control, with a 97% clean claim rate and a 30% AR reduction delivered within 90 days for practices that came to us with aging problems like this one. Our 98% client retention rate reflects results that hold up past the first quarter.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"69:1-69:245;6371-6615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/contact-us.aspx?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\"><strong>Request Your Free Revenue Diagnostic<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/contact-us.aspx?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">MBC&#8217;s Complimentary 90-Day AR Diagnostic<\/a> identifies exactly which claims in your 120-plus bucket are still recoverable, and which root causes are creating next quarter&#8217;s aging problem before it starts.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"zlAe0W_TextBase zlAe0W_Text\" data-w-component=\"text\" data-w-wrap=\"normal\"><span class=\"zlAe0W_TextBase zlAe0W_Text rFU14q_Emphasis\" data-w-component=\"bold\" data-w-default-strong=\"\" data-w-inline=\"\" data-w-wrap=\"normal\">Partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/top-family-practice-billing-services-in-the-usa\/?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">Top Family Practice Billing Services in the USA<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/best-medical-billing-companies\/?utm_source=sab&amp;utm_medium=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_campaign=blog%28sab%29&amp;utm_id=sab&amp;utm_term=05%2F08%2F2026SAB&amp;utm_content=%28SAB%29\">best medical billing company<\/a> ensures your AR stays under control.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<h2 class=\"mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"71:1-71:30;6617-6646\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"85:1-86:205;7733-8017\"><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1785912541024\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What percentage of Family Practice AR should be over 120 days?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A healthy family practice keeps AR over 120 days under 12% of total receivables, since claims aging past this point face steep declines in collection probability with most payers.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1785912759265\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why do family practice claims get denied for modifier 25?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Modifier 25 denials happen when a preventive visit and a same-day problem-oriented visit aren&#8217;t documented and coded as clearly separate, distinct services, causing the payer to bundle or reject the second claim.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1785912868323\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can claims older than 120 days still be collected?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Some can, particularly with Medicare and Medicaid, which have longer filing windows than commercial payers, but most commercial claims past 120 days have already missed their appeal deadline and require write-off documentation instead.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1785912930363\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How does Chronic Care Management billing affect AR aging?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Practices that enroll patients in CCM but don&#8217;t consistently bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapc.com\/codes\/cpt-codes\/99490?srsltid=AfmBOoo_YIJf6fuKywusWalN-bRdlto2rrVYipfL6ZlPTYEqWILs3hhk\">CPT 99490<\/a> each month lose recurring revenue that never enters the AR cycle at all, which understates the true financial impact of aging AR.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1785913001393\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What&#8217;s the fastest way to reduce an AR bucket that&#8217;s already over 120 days?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Segment the bucket by payer and denial reason first, prioritize claims with the highest recovery probability, and simultaneously fix the credentialing or coding gap causing new claims to age the same way.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sourcepos=\"85:1-86:205;7733-8017\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Family Practice AR, sitting in the 120-plus-day bucket,\u00a0crosses 20% of total receivables, roughly one in five billed dollars now carries a collection probability under 15%. The next 90 days decide whether that revenue is recovered or written off. Why Crossing 20% Is a Structural Warning, Not a Seasonal Dip A healthy family practice keeps [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":31482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[103],"tags":[5478,6421,102,4095,104,117,12,6313],"class_list":["post-31480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-practice-billing-services","tag-best-medical-billing-company","tag-family-practice-ar","tag-family-practice-billing","tag-family-practice-billing-company","tag-family-practice-billing-services","tag-medical-billers-and-coders-2","tag-medical-billing-services-2","tag-top-family-practice-billing-services-in-the-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how Family Practice AR can impact your practice&#039;s finances and the steps to rectify aging receivables issues.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how Family Practice AR can impact your practice&#039;s finances and the steps to rectify aging receivables issues.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Medical Billing and RCM Blogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-05T07:12:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-05T08:07:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1148\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"442\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Debbie Young\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Debbie Young\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Debbie Young\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7f342d78435e4c2aca762f4fc26559fe\"},\"headline\":\"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-05T07:12:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-05T08:07:21+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1080,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"best medical billing company\",\"Family Practice AR\",\"Family Practice Billing\",\"family practice billing company\",\"Family Practice Billing services\",\"medical billers and coders\",\"medical billing services\",\"Top Family Practice Billing Services in the USA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Family Practice Billing Services\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"FAQPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/\",\"name\":\"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-05T07:12:30+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-05T08:07:21+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how Family Practice AR can impact your practice's finances and the steps to rectify aging receivables issues.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"mainEntity\":[{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912541024\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912759265\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912868323\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912930363\"},{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785913001393\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg\",\"width\":1148,\"height\":442,\"caption\":\"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Medical Billing and RCM Blogs\",\"description\":\"Medical Billing and Coding Services in USA\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"MBC\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"Place\",\"ProfessionalService\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Medical Billers and Coders\",\"alternateName\":\"MBC\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/MBC-Square-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/MBC-Square-Logo.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Medical Billers and Coders\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"telephone\":[\"888-357-3226\"],\"contactPoint\":{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"telephone\":\"888-357-3226\",\"email\":\"info@medicalbillersandcoders.com\"},\"email\":\"sales@medicalbillersandcoders.com\",\"faxNumber\":\"888-316-4566\",\"currenciesAccepted\":\"$\",\"openingHoursSpecification\":[{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\"],\"opens\":\"08:00\",\"closes\":\"17:00\"},{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Saturday\",\"Sunday\"],\"opens\":\"00:00\",\"closes\":\"00:00\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7f342d78435e4c2aca762f4fc26559fe\",\"name\":\"Debbie Young\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/40b4c58ac43c1596ef9bf096a64133ac98e3f11f98a1369787896fb6feee302d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/40b4c58ac43c1596ef9bf096a64133ac98e3f11f98a1369787896fb6feee302d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/40b4c58ac43c1596ef9bf096a64133ac98e3f11f98a1369787896fb6feee302d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Debbie Young\"},\"description\":\"A Subject Matter Expert in healthcare billing operations with nearly 10 years of experience, sharing insights on claims processing, coding support, and revenue cycle optimization. Dedicated to educating healthcare professionals on compliance, accuracy, and strategies to improve billing performance.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/debbie-young-4544a631a\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912541024\",\"position\":1,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912541024\",\"name\":\"What percentage of Family Practice AR should be over 120 days?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"A healthy family practice keeps AR over 120 days under 12% of total receivables, since claims aging past this point face steep declines in collection probability with most payers.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912759265\",\"position\":2,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912759265\",\"name\":\"Why do family practice claims get denied for modifier 25?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Modifier 25 denials happen when a preventive visit and a same-day problem-oriented visit aren't documented and coded as clearly separate, distinct services, causing the payer to bundle or reject the second claim.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912868323\",\"position\":3,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912868323\",\"name\":\"Can claims older than 120 days still be collected?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Some can, particularly with Medicare and Medicaid, which have longer filing windows than commercial payers, but most commercial claims past 120 days have already missed their appeal deadline and require write-off documentation instead.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912930363\",\"position\":4,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785912930363\",\"name\":\"How does Chronic Care Management billing affect AR aging?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Practices that enroll patients in CCM but don't consistently bill CPT 99490 each month lose recurring revenue that never enters the AR cycle at all, which understates the true financial impact of aging AR.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785913001393\",\"position\":5,\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\\\/blog\\\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\\\/#faq-question-1785913001393\",\"name\":\"What's the fastest way to reduce an AR bucket that's already over 120 days?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Segment the bucket by payer and denial reason first, prioritize claims with the highest recovery probability, and simultaneously fix the credentialing or coding gap causing new claims to age the same way.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2","description":"Learn how Family Practice AR can impact your practice's finances and the steps to rectify aging receivables issues.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?","og_description":"Learn how Family Practice AR can impact your practice's finances and the steps to rectify aging receivables issues.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/","og_site_name":"Medical Billing and RCM Blogs","article_published_time":"2026-08-05T07:12:30+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-05T08:07:21+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1148,"height":442,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Debbie Young","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Debbie Young","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/"},"author":{"name":"Debbie Young","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7f342d78435e4c2aca762f4fc26559fe"},"headline":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?","datePublished":"2026-08-05T07:12:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-05T08:07:21+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/"},"wordCount":1080,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg","keywords":["best medical billing company","Family Practice AR","Family Practice Billing","family practice billing company","Family Practice Billing services","medical billers and coders","medical billing services","Top Family Practice Billing Services in the USA"],"articleSection":["Family Practice Billing Services"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#organization"}},{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/","name":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg","datePublished":"2026-08-05T07:12:30+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-05T08:07:21+00:00","description":"Learn how Family Practice AR can impact your practice's finances and the steps to rectify aging receivables issues.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#breadcrumb"},"mainEntity":[{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912541024"},{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912759265"},{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912868323"},{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912930363"},{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785913001393"}],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Your-Family-Practice-AR-Over-120-Days-Crossed-20-in-Q2\u2014What-Happens-Next.jpg","width":1148,"height":442,"caption":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Your Family Practice AR Over 120 Days Crossed 20% in Q2\u2014What Happens Next?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/","name":"Medical Billing and RCM Blogs","description":"Medical Billing and Coding Services in USA","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"MBC","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Organization","Place","ProfessionalService"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Medical Billers and Coders","alternateName":"MBC","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MBC-Square-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MBC-Square-Logo.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Medical Billers and Coders"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"telephone":["888-357-3226"],"contactPoint":{"@type":"ContactPoint","telephone":"888-357-3226","email":"info@medicalbillersandcoders.com"},"email":"sales@medicalbillersandcoders.com","faxNumber":"888-316-4566","currenciesAccepted":"$","openingHoursSpecification":[{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday"],"opens":"08:00","closes":"17:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Saturday","Sunday"],"opens":"00:00","closes":"00:00"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7f342d78435e4c2aca762f4fc26559fe","name":"Debbie Young","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40b4c58ac43c1596ef9bf096a64133ac98e3f11f98a1369787896fb6feee302d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40b4c58ac43c1596ef9bf096a64133ac98e3f11f98a1369787896fb6feee302d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40b4c58ac43c1596ef9bf096a64133ac98e3f11f98a1369787896fb6feee302d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Debbie Young"},"description":"A Subject Matter Expert in healthcare billing operations with nearly 10 years of experience, sharing insights on claims processing, coding support, and revenue cycle optimization. Dedicated to educating healthcare professionals on compliance, accuracy, and strategies to improve billing performance.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/debbie-young-4544a631a\/"]},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912541024","position":1,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912541024","name":"What percentage of Family Practice AR should be over 120 days?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A healthy family practice keeps AR over 120 days under 12% of total receivables, since claims aging past this point face steep declines in collection probability with most payers.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912759265","position":2,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912759265","name":"Why do family practice claims get denied for modifier 25?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Modifier 25 denials happen when a preventive visit and a same-day problem-oriented visit aren't documented and coded as clearly separate, distinct services, causing the payer to bundle or reject the second claim.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912868323","position":3,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912868323","name":"Can claims older than 120 days still be collected?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Some can, particularly with Medicare and Medicaid, which have longer filing windows than commercial payers, but most commercial claims past 120 days have already missed their appeal deadline and require write-off documentation instead.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912930363","position":4,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785912930363","name":"How does Chronic Care Management billing affect AR aging?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Practices that enroll patients in CCM but don't consistently bill CPT 99490 each month lose recurring revenue that never enters the AR cycle at all, which understates the true financial impact of aging AR.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Question","@id":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785913001393","position":5,"url":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/your-family-practice-ar-over-120-days-crossed-20-in-q2\/#faq-question-1785913001393","name":"What's the fastest way to reduce an AR bucket that's already over 120 days?","answerCount":1,"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Segment the bucket by payer and denial reason first, prioritize claims with the highest recovery probability, and simultaneously fix the credentialing or coding gap causing new claims to age the same way.","inLanguage":"en-US"},"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31480"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31492,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31480\/revisions\/31492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}