Kristen Love, RD
Registered Dietitian · Houston, TX 77041 · NPI 1275601510 · 1 payer file
72%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Kristen Love, RD $69.35 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 $55.29 to $81.59; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston registered dietitians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $69.35median of 20 rows · $55.29–$81.59 | $96.33 | 72% | above 77% of 142 Houston registered dietitians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $100.60median of 20 rows · $81.20–$118.37 | $137.41 | 73% | above 77% of 143 Houston registered dietitians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston registered dietitians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $66.56median of 12 rows · $58.72–$78.29 | $82.68 | 81% | not typically billed by registered dietitians |
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 Kristen Love, RD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.