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    Texas Children's Hospital — Billing Profile & Reimbursement Data

    NPI 1477643690 · Houston, TX · Children's Hospital

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    Texas Children's Hospital is a children's hospital provider located in Houston, Texas. This profile covers 0 Medicare and 400 Medicaid CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, with claims volume, average reimbursement, and total revenue by code, benchmarked against other providers billing the same services.

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    Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)

    FieldValue
    Entity TypeOrganization
    OrganizationTexas Children's Hospital
    Address6621 Fannin St
    CityHouston
    StateTX
    ZIP77030
    TaxonomyChildren's Hospital
    NPI EnumeratedOctober 16, 2006

    Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)

    Payer SourceTotal Paid
    Medicaid$277.4M
    Medicare$0

    Key Findings

    TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL is effectively a Medicaid-focused provider: there is no Medicare revenue on file and total Medicaid revenue is $277.4M, indicating the provider’s public-payer exposure is concentrated in Medicaid rather than Medicare. This billing profile should be interpreted as single-payer (Medicaid) dominant for the period on file rather than a mixed Medicare/Medicaid operation.

    Revenue concentration is high: the precomputed top 3 Medicaid codes by revenue account for 62.3% of this provider’s total Medicaid revenue, with 99285 (34.4%), 99284 (22.5%), and 97110 (5.4%) identified as the primary revenue drivers. That concentration around a small set of codes suggests financial sensitivity to utilization patterns or policy changes affecting emergency department E/M and pediatric therapy services.

    The code mix points to a large, high-acuity pediatric emergency and procedural operation: the two largest revenue drivers are emergency department E/M codes 99285 and 99284, and observation services (G0378) also appear among high-revenue items. High unit payments and state-leading volumes on these ED codes (99285 ranks #6 of 587 in-state, 99th percentile; 99284 ranks #26 of 714, 96th percentile) indicate a major pediatric ED/acute-care throughput capability.

    Beyond ED care, the provider operates broad specialty services for children: high volumes and revenues in therapeutic services (97110, 97530), audiology and infant hearing (92567, 92579, 92507), ENT procedures (42820, 69436), dental procedures (41899), imaging (70553, 93306, 93303), and lab/testing (87635, , ) reflect integrated outpatient and inpatient pediatric specialty lines. Many of these codes have above-typical or extreme state volumes (e.g., ranks #11 of 1319, 99th percentile; ranks #40 of 1616, 98th percentile), supporting a multidisciplinary pediatric service footprint.

    State-level competitive standing is strong and in some areas dominant: the provider shows multiple top-in-state positions or near-top ranks (95004 rank #1 of 151, 100th percentile; G0378 rank #1 of 73, 100th percentile; 87632 rank #1 of 15, 100th percentile; 92567 rank #1 of 235, 100th percentile; 92579 rank #1 of 69, 100th percentile). Several other high-revenue codes are described as “extreme outlier” or “notably above typical state volume,” indicating the hospital functions as a referral and volume center for pediatric services in Texas.

    Several individual codes are statistical outliers in state comparisons, which signals concentrated specialty volume rather than routine community practice: for example, 99285 is labeled an extreme outlier (99th percentile), 97110 is an extreme outlier (99th percentile), and 87635 (SARS–COV–2 testing) is an extreme outlier (100th percentile). These outlier designations should be interpreted as indicators of unusually high pediatric volume or specialized testing patterns relative to peers, which has operational and reimbursement implications for payer negotiations and network planning.

    Operational implications for care delivery and capacity are clear: the dominance of high-acuity ED codes and procedure codes such as 42820 (tonsil/adenoid removal) and 69436 (tympanostomy) points to sizable OR and perioperative demand in addition to emergency throughput. High volumes in therapy and rehabilitative codes (97110, 97112, 97530) and repeated top ranks in audiology/ENT testing suggest substantial outpatient therapy and allied-health staffing requirements integrated with inpatient services.

    The provider’s NPI has long tenure, enumerated on 2006-10-16 (~20 years ago), indicating an established presence in the market. Combined with the statewide dominance on multiple pediatric service codes, this longevity supports the view that TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL is a mature, specialty-centered pediatric system with entrenched referral relationships and scale in Medicaid-funded pediatric care.

    Medicaid: Total Revenue Breakdown by CPT/HCPCS Code

    Medicaid revenue breakdown by year and by CPT/HCPCS procedure code, including monthly billing trends and the top codes driving revenue.

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    Medicaid Revenue by Year vs. Texas Providers
    5 of 7 years billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier

    Medicaid: Complete Services Breakdown

    Every CPT/HCPCS code this provider has billed to Medicaid, with claims volume, average payment, and total revenue.

    400 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionClaimsAvg PaidRevenue
    99285The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a high level of medical decision making.84,140$960$80.5M
    99284The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a moderate level of medical decision making.66,210$800$52.7M
    97110Therapeutic exercise is a form of physical therapy that utilizes specially designed exercises and activities to help patients gain better mobility and fitness levels. Normally used on patients with…56,220$220$12.6M
    41899Use this code to report a procedure on the teeth and adjoining alveolar structures for which there is no specific code available.3,610$2,250$8.1M
    42820The provider removes the tonsils and adenoids in a patient younger than 12 years old.3,240$2,450$8M
    97530The provider uses various activities during direct contact with the patient to improve the patient’s functional performance. Use this code for each 15 minutes of activity.32,140$230$7.5M
    87635Using an amplified nucleic acid probe technique, the lab analyst performs the necessary steps to identify the nucleic acids from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–COV–2) virus…72,370$70$4.8M
    69436This procedure is a tympanostomy requiring the insertion of a ventilation tube under general anesthesia.2,820$1,650$4.7M
    92507The provider treats a patient with communication and hearing difficulties by directly interacting with the patient. He assesses the patient with impairment in his ability to make sounds, along with…38,390$120$4.5M
    95004The provider performs a percutaneous test with allergenic extracts to determine which substances (allergens) trigger an allergic reaction in the patient.11,570$380$4.4M

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    Medicaid: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

    How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Texas providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.

    Claims Volume vs. Texas Distribution
    Texas Children's Hospital — 19 of 25 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Rank Distribution — Texas

    Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Texas median

    400 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionRankProvider CountMedian ClaimsAvg PaidAverage Revenue
    97124Generally, massage is a technique of applying light or firm pressure, with different movement styles, using palms, fingers, and thumbs, over body muscles and tissues in order to restore better blood…41403,120$100$2.3M
    99284The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a moderate level of medical decision making.267101,790$200$2.1M
    A0430Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing)710310$2,690$1.5M
    A0435Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile710310$2,170$1.2M
    41899Use this code to report a procedure on the teeth and adjoining alveolar structures for which there is no specific code available.1070370$760$1M
    99283The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a low level of medical decision making.277301,960$100$1M
    99285The provider sees a patient for an emergency department visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a high level of medical decision making.6590740$170$969.2K
    92507The provider treats a patient with communication and hearing difficulties by directly interacting with the patient. He assesses the patient with impairment in his ability to make sounds, along with…761,3501,860$80$872.4K
    J1745Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg310140$5,060$799.6K
    95782A patient under the age of 6 undergoes an attended sleep study with identification of sleep levels and at least four additional sleep parameters.2330330$1,020$750.2K

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    Nearby Providers

    Other providers in the same ZIP code as Texas Children's Hospital, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Texas Children's Physician GroupTXPediatrics Physician$0$160.6M
    Ut PhysiciansTXAnesthesiology Physician$0$94.4M
    Texas Children's Urgent CareTXPediatrics Physician$0$63.7M
    Memorial Hermann Health SystemTXGeneral Acute Care Hospital$0$39.5M
    Harris County Hospital DistrictTXGeneral Acute Care Hospital$0$27.7M
    Baylor College Of MedicineTXFamily Medicine Physician$0$18.1M
    Igor CherchesTXNeurology Physician$6.7M$0
    David BrownTXOphthalmology Physician$5.7M$0
    Tien WongTXOphthalmology Physician$4.5M$0
    Ankoor ShahTXOphthalmology Physician$3.7M$0

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    References

    1. 1.Medicare Physician & Other Practitioner by Provider and Service. CMS.gov.Provider-level Medicare Part B utilization and payment data.
    2. 2.NPPES NPI Registry. CMS.gov.National Provider Identifier registry used for provider enumeration and taxonomy metadata.

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