Tara Burt
Lactation Consultant (Non-RN) · Houston, TX 77005 · NPI 1467110155 · 1 payer file
66%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Tara Burt $63.91 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 30 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $43.95 to $83.73; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston lactation consultant (non-rn)s, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $63.91median of 30 rows · $43.95–$83.73 | $96.33 | 66% | above 11% of 21,862 all Houston clinicians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $94.50median of 30 rows · $67.66–$121.10 | $137.41 | 69% | above 12% of 21,418 all Houston clinicians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston lactation consultant (non-rn)s, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $72.25median of 12 rows · $64.00–$85.00 | $82.68 | 87% | not typically billed by lactation consultant (non-rn)s |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $117.30median of 12 rows · $103.50–$138.00 | $138.62 | 85% | not typically billed by lactation consultant (non-rn)s |
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 Tara Burt performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.