Received an insurance fee schedule, it was much worse than expected! (is this normal?)

Hi, everyone! I'm transitioning to private practice and working on getting credentialed with a couple of the "good" insurances from my area. With one of the large insurance companies, it has been going very well. However, I just received a contract/fee schedule from another insurer. Here were their approximate rates for a level 5 new intake (99205): Physician: ~$160 NP/PA: ~$190 MSW: slightly higher(?!) than the physician rate Any idea what is going on? I know other psychiatrists get paid... Read more
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