Choi Chai Kwang, MSPT
Physical Therapist · Houston, TX 77074 · NPI 1952473209 · 1 payer file
72%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Choi Chai Kwang, MSPT $69.36 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 20 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $55.30 to $81.60; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston physical therapists, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $69.36median of 20 rows · $55.30–$81.60 | $96.33 | 72% | above 61% of 104 Houston physical therapists on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $100.61median of 20 rows · $81.21–$118.37 | $137.41 | 73% | above 62% of 106 Houston physical therapists on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston physical therapists, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $66.56median of 12 rows · $58.73–$78.30 | $82.68 | 81% | not typically billed by physical therapists |
| 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 physical therapists |
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 Choi Chai Kwang, MSPT performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.