Robert Howard, AA
Anesthesiologist Assistant · Houston, TX 77042 · NPI 1255779633 · 1 payer file
Every rate on file for Robert Howard, AA is for a code outside what anesthesiologist assistants typically bill. Those rates are listed below as contracted but implausible.
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston anesthesiologist assistants, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $110.38median of 2 rows · $93.32–$127.45 | $96.33 | 115% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $158.43median of 2 rows · $137.04–$179.82 | $137.41 | 115% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $93.53median of 2 rows · $88.24–$98.82 | $82.68 | 113% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $155.75median of 2 rows · $147.33–$164.16 | $138.62 | 112% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $480.63 | $317.92 | 151% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $288.04 | $192.38 | 150% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $462.54 | $300.72 | 154% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | Cigna — Houston FlexCare | $115.80 | $126.38 | 92% | not typically billed by anesthesiologist assistants |
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 Robert Howard, AA performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.