Annie Yang, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1407661747
54%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Annie Yang, PA-C $51.98 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 physician assistants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $51.98 | $96.33 | 54% | above 55% of 1,372 Houston physician assistants |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | above 8% of 1,356 Houston physician assistants |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by physician 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 Annie Yang, PA-C performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.