Caroline Christopher, MOT, OTR
Occupational Therapist · Houston, TX 77074 · NPI 1174715130 · 1 payer file
72%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Caroline Christopher, MOT, OTR $69.36 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 $55.30 to $81.60; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston occupational therapists, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $69.36median of 20 rows · $55.30–$81.60 | $96.33 | 72% | above 29% of 35 Houston occupational therapists on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $100.61median of 20 rows · $81.21–$118.37 | $137.41 | 73% | above 29% of 35 Houston occupational therapists on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston occupational therapists, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $66.56median of 12 rows · $58.73–$78.30 | $82.68 | 81% | not typically billed by occupational therapists |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $115.61median of 12 rows · $102.01–$136.02 | $138.62 | 83% | not typically billed by occupational therapists |
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 Caroline Christopher, MOT, OTR performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.