RateScore · NPI 1164558292

Cathleen Clare Heffernan

radiology · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

455
/ 850  ·  300-850 vs the LOCAL peer median; target = local P90  ·  Local · metro
Critical: well below local peers
28.3% local percentile  ·  high peer-sample confidence
Scored as of August 18, 2026
360published rate records
3payers scored
15scoreable contract cells
141sanitized records

Aetna is the worst-paying contract we can score for Cathleen Clare Heffernan. 96.7% of local peers, paid by the same payer for the same codes in the same metro, are paid more. That is the payer's pricing decision, not a reflection on this provider.

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Position by payer

Your median contracted rate vs the local peer median, per payer, for every payer we can score in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Where a Blue Cross entity's label carries a state, that state names the file we found the rate in, not this practice's location. Blue Cross plans file separately per state and do not share rates, even for the same provider.

PayerCodesBasisYour medianLocal peer medianGapRateScore
Aetna 2 Local $20.17 $44.64 −$24.47 318
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 10 Local $204.18 $196.72 +$7.46 440
UnitedHealthcare 3 Local $272.02 $395.85 −$123.83 643

Documented reimbursement opportunity

The largest per-encounter gaps to the local P90 target, code by code. Modeled from published rates, not guaranteed, per encounter, not annualized.

PayerCPTBasisYour rateLocal peer medianLocal P90Per-encounter gapPeers
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 77049 Local $667.32 $1,761.87 $3,055.01 $2,387.69 53
UnitedHealthcare 19081 Local $1,683.12 $647.98 $3,909.38 $2,226.26 48
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 19281 Local $426.06 $1,397.89 $2,072.31 $1,646.25 23
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 10005 Local $234.53 $269.41 $722.82 $488.29 41
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 19081 Local $1,656.69 $1,030.06 $2,063.75 $407.06 34
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 77065 Local $173.83 $173.83 $556.45 $382.62 136
UnitedHealthcare 19281 Local $272.02 $395.85 $646.86 $374.84 36
UnitedHealthcare 10005 Local $195.27 $193.81 $539.60 $344.33 73
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) 76098 Local $13.33 $27.40 $218.47 $205.14 48
Empire BlueCross BlueShield (NY file) G0279 Local $30.89 $45.78 $234.05 $203.16 124
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