Evelyn Montero, OT
Occupational Therapist · Houston, TX 77067 · NPI 1467571141 · 1 payer file
73%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Evelyn Montero, OT $70.74 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 $56.40 to $83.23; 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) | $70.74median of 30 rows · $56.40–$83.23 | $96.33 | 73% | above 68% of 35 Houston occupational therapists on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $102.62median of 30 rows · $82.83–$120.73 | $137.41 | 75% | above 68% 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) | $67.89median of 18 rows · $59.90–$79.86 | $82.68 | 82% | 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 Evelyn Montero, OT performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.