Alan Swann, M.D.
Addiction Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1952329211
64%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Alan Swann, M.D. $61.45 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 addiction psychiatry physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $61.45 | $96.33 | 64% | above 58% of 24,819 all Houston clinicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $133.97 | $137.41 | 97% | above 80% of 24,759 all Houston clinicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $88.84 | $317.92 | 28% | not typically billed by addiction psychiatry physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by addiction psychiatry 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 Alan Swann, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.