Jacel Brooks, M.D.
Pediatric Sports Medicine Physician · Houston, TX 77065 · NPI 1952538290
60%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Jacel Brooks, M.D. $57.73 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 sports medicine physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $57.73 | $96.33 | 60% | above 54% of 24,819 all Houston clinicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | above 26% 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 pediatric sports medicine physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by pediatric sports medicine physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by pediatric sports medicine physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by pediatric sports medicine 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 Jacel Brooks, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.