DrChrono Quoting vs. MySurgeryQuote: Why Cosmetic Surgeons Need More

DrChrono is a solid EMR for general cosmetic practices. Its quoting feature is built for single-line charge entry, not for itemized cosmetic estimates with facility fees, anesthesia, and implants. If you're a cosmetic surgeon on DrChrono, you're probably working around it already. Here's what that workaround is costing, and what cosmetic quoting actually requires.

What DrChrono's quoting feature does

DrChrono is built for in-network medical practices, where charges flow into insurance claims. Its quoting feature reflects that. It's essentially a charge-entry tool: a single charge line, a basic patient-facing estimate, and not much beyond it.

That design is fine for a dermatology visit or an in-network procedure with one CPT code. It's a poor fit for cosmetic surgery, where a single quote routinely combines a surgeon fee, a facility fee, anesthesia, implants, and additional fees, none of which DrChrono's quoting tool itemizes the way a cash-pay cosmetic patient expects.

What a cosmetic quote actually needs

Take a real example: a second-stage augmentation with Dr. Koehler.

• Surgeon fee: $6,645
• Facility fee: $1,900 (calculated from 2.0 hours of OR time at a $950 base plus hourly rate)
• Anesthesia fee: $780
• Implants: $2,700 (Allergan Natrelle)
• Additional fees: $600
• Grand total: $12,625

In DrChrono's quoting feature, this collapses into one charge line. You lose the breakdown, and the breakdown is the point. When a patient calls back and asks "what's the facility fee?" or "how much of this is the implants?", a coordinator needs the itemized view to answer in seconds. A single charge line can't do that.

Cosmetic patients are paying cash and comparing practices. The itemized, professional quote is part of the sale. A flattened charge line undercuts it.

How the MySurgeryQuote + DrChrono integration works

You keep DrChrono. You add MySurgeryQuote for the quote build, and the two connect:

1. Build the itemized quote in MySurgeryQuote: surgeon fee, facility, anesthesia, implants, add-ons.
2. One click sends the PDF to the patient's DrChrono chart.
3. Patient lookup is built in. Search your DrChrono patients from inside MySurgeryQuote.
4. The surgeon sees the quote in the chart; the billing team sees the same breakdown.
5. The connection uses HIPAA-compliant OAuth, with an audit log of every send.

No double entry, no copy-paste between systems, no migration. Details are on the integrations page.

MySurgeryQuote quote history: every quote searchable by patient, DOB, surgeon, status, and PCC. DrChrono's built-in quoting doesn't surface this view.

What you gain by adding MySurgeryQuote

The same capabilities that make cosmetic quoting work, none of which DrChrono's charge-entry tool provides:

• Per-surgeon pricing that loads when you select the surgeon.
• Automatic facility and anesthesia math from surgical time.
• Commission tracking for patient care coordinators on invoiced quotes.
• Implant tracking with brand, model, and cost attached to the patient, not a separate spreadsheet to reconcile against the OR pull list.
• Branded, patient-ready PDFs that look like your practice.

DrChrono stays your EMR. MySurgeryQuote becomes your quote builder. Each does what it's built for.

Try MySurgeryQuote free for 30 days. The DrChrono integration is included on every plan, and pricing starts at $100/mo. See the full plans. Start your free trial and itemize your next cosmetic quote the way patients expect.