Kevin LIN, MD
Sleep Medicine (Otolaryngology) Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1043707714 · 1 payer file
72%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Kevin LIN, MD $69.13 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. The file lists 38 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $40.34 to $134.61; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston sleep medicine (otolaryngology) physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $69.13median of 38 rows · $40.34–$134.61 | $96.33 | 72% | above 20% of 21,862 all Houston clinicians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $100.05median of 38 rows · $62.14–$190.94 | $137.41 | 73% | above 21% of 21,418 all Houston clinicians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston sleep medicine (otolaryngology) physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $72.25median of 18 rows · $64.00–$85.00 | $82.68 | 87% | not typically billed by sleep medicine (otolaryngology) physicians |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $117.30median of 18 rows · $103.50–$138.00 | $138.62 | 85% | not typically billed by sleep medicine (otolaryngology) 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 Kevin LIN, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.