# Specialist consultation (standard): what Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield pays, by state

A specialist's opinion visit, requested by another doctor, about 40 minutes.

- Insurer: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: unknown
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Arizona | 3 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| California | 7 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Colorado | 2 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Connecticut | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Delaware | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Florida | 4 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Georgia | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Illinois | 3 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Indiana | 3 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Kansas | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Michigan | 6 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Missouri | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Montana | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| New York | 3 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Ohio | 381 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| South Carolina | 2 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Texas | 4 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| Washington | 2 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 | $90.37 |

Prices are what the insurer has agreed to pay, not what you will be billed. This is a statewide summary: prices vary far more between towns and between practices than these medians suggest, and "providers" counts everyone with a contracted price, not only those who perform the procedure.

Map: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/insurers/anthem/statemap_99243_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)