Kelly Hicks, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinology Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1033462536
121%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Kelly Hicks, M.D. $116.53 for a 99213 — Office visit, established patient, low complexity. Medicare pays $96.33 for the same service in this locality. Commercial insurance is widely assumed to pay above Medicare.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston pediatric endocrinology physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $116.53 | $96.33 | 121% | above 49% of 38 Houston pediatric endocrinology physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $123.69 | $137.41 | 90% | above 22% of 38 Houston pediatric endocrinology physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $88.84 | $317.92 | 28% | not typically billed by pediatric endocrinology physicians |
A payer’s file carries a rate for every code in the contract’s fee class, whether or not the clinician will ever bill it. These rows are real, and they are how the fee class shows through — but they are not evidence that Kelly Hicks, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.