Easter Spates, M.ED, LPC
Professional Counselor · Houston, TX 77077 · NPI 1669503702 · 1 payer file
Every rate on file for Easter Spates, M.ED, LPC is for a code outside what professional counselors typically bill. Those rates are listed below as contracted but implausible.
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston professional counselors, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | UnitedHealthcare — Optum Behavioral Health | $40.00 | $82.68 | 48% | not typically billed by professional counselors |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | UnitedHealthcare — Optum Behavioral Health | $80.00 | $138.62 | 58% | not typically billed by professional counselors |
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 Easter Spates, M.ED, LPC performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.