Bonaventure NGU, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Houston, TX 77090 · NPI 1487624870
54%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Bonaventure NGU, M.D. $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 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $51.98 | $96.33 | 54% | above 12% of 25 Houston orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | above 4% of 25 Houston orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $88.84 | $317.92 | 28% | not typically billed by orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by orthopaedic surgery of the spine physicians |
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 Bonaventure NGU, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.