Virginia Araiza, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinology Physician · Houston, TX 77027 · NPI 1164757712
77%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Virginia Araiza, M.D. $73.90 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 | $73.90 | $96.33 | 77% | above 32% of 38 Houston pediatric endocrinology physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | above 3% 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 Virginia Araiza, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.