Christopher Parham, MD
Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1700271723
134%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Christopher Parham, MD $129.07 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 plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $129.07 | $96.33 | 134% | above 84% of 24,819 all Houston clinicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $189.08 | $137.41 | 138% | above 90% of 24,759 all Houston clinicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $125.18 | $300.72 | 42% | not typically billed by plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $186.80 | $126.38 | 148% | not typically billed by plastic surgery within the head & neck (otolaryngology) 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 Christopher Parham, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.