Jeffrey Thompson, D.C.
Radiology Chiropractor · Houston, TX 77080 · NPI 1538201538
54%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Jeffrey Thompson, D.C. $52.37 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 radiology chiropractors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $52.37 | $96.33 | 54% | above 51% of 24,819 all Houston clinicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $55.59 | $137.41 | 40% | above 11% of 24,759 all Houston clinicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $590.47 | $317.92 | 186% | not typically billed by radiology chiropractors |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $127.09 | $192.38 | 66% | not typically billed by radiology chiropractors |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $398.29 | $300.72 | 132% | not typically billed by radiology chiropractors |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $138.37 | $126.38 | 109% | not typically billed by radiology chiropractors |
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 Jeffrey Thompson, D.C. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.