Aloysia Schwabe, MD
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1063592491
64%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Aloysia Schwabe, MD $61.45 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 rehabilitation medicine physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $61.45 | $96.33 | 64% | above 0% of 13 Houston pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $130.73 | $137.41 | 95% | above 75% of 13 Houston pediatric rehabilitation medicine 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 rehabilitation medicine physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by pediatric rehabilitation medicine 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 Aloysia Schwabe, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.