Trisha Walker, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker · Houston, TX 77006 · NPI 1811133002 · 1 payer file
68%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Trisha Walker, LCSW $65.46 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 40 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $52.15 to $77.01; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston clinical social workers, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $65.46median of 40 rows · $52.15–$77.01 | $96.33 | 68% | above 14% of 780 Houston clinical social workers on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $95.14median of 40 rows · $76.78–$111.93 | $137.41 | 69% | above 27% of 783 Houston clinical social workers on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston clinical social workers, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $65.36median of 12 rows · $57.67–$76.89 | $82.68 | 79% | not typically billed by clinical social workers |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $115.61median of 12 rows · $102.01–$136.02 | $138.62 | 83% | not typically billed by clinical social workers |
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 Trisha Walker, LCSW performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.