Allen Milewicz, MD
Pediatric Surgery Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1871556480
121%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Allen Milewicz, MD $116.53 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 pediatric surgery physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $116.53 | $96.33 | 121% | above 20% of 31 Houston pediatric surgery physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $123.69 | $137.41 | 90% | above 17% of 31 Houston pediatric surgery physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by pediatric surgery 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 Allen Milewicz, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.