Amit Manhas, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Houston, TX 77002 · NPI 1619142528
115%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Amit Manhas, MD $111.04 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 interventional cardiology physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $111.04 | $96.33 | 115% | above 99% of 86 Houston interventional cardiology physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $121.98 | $137.41 | 89% | above 68% of 86 Houston interventional cardiology physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $214.58 | $317.92 | 67% | not typically billed by interventional cardiology physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $853.39 | $192.38 | 444% | not typically billed by interventional cardiology physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $161.40 | $300.72 | 54% | not typically billed by interventional cardiology 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 Amit Manhas, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.