Joshua Mccarthy, DC
Chiropractor · Houston, TX 77070 · NPI 1124797576 · 1 payer file
86%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Joshua Mccarthy, DC $82.75 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 20 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $48.97 to $110.33; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston chiropractors, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $82.75median of 20 rows · $48.97–$110.33 | $96.33 | 86% | above 89% of 134 Houston chiropractors on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $120.76median of 20 rows · $75.55–$161.01 | $137.41 | 88% | above 100% of 115 Houston chiropractors on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston chiropractors, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $84.92median of 12 rows · $74.93–$99.91 | $82.68 | 103% | not typically billed by chiropractors |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $141.88median of 12 rows · $125.19–$166.92 | $138.62 | 102% | not typically billed by chiropractors |
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 Joshua Mccarthy, DC performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.