Arati Patel, RD
Registered Dietitian · Houston, TX 77044 · NPI 1801579123 · 1 payer file
63%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Arati Patel, RD $60.93 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. The file lists 60 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $40.81 to $81.24; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston registered dietitians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $60.93median of 60 rows · $40.81–$81.24 | $96.33 | 63% | above 24% of 142 Houston registered dietitians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $88.53median of 80 rows · $63.11–$117.76 | $137.41 | 64% | above 30% of 143 Houston registered dietitians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston registered dietitians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $65.86median of 20 rows · $58.12–$77.49 | $82.68 | 80% | not typically billed by registered dietitians |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $104.27median of 24 rows · $79.29–$137.08 | $138.62 | 75% | not typically billed by registered dietitians |
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 Arati Patel, RD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.