Sagar Patel, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1730575051
28%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Sagar Patel, MD $88.84 for a 70553 — MRI brain, with and without contrast. Medicare pays $317.92 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 diagnostic radiology physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $88.84 | $317.92 | 28% | above 0% of 667 Houston diagnostic radiology physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | above 0% of 667 Houston diagnostic radiology physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $51.98 | $96.33 | 54% | not typically billed by diagnostic radiology physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | not typically billed by diagnostic radiology 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 Sagar Patel, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.