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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-10-01
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 24,460 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Alaska | 11 | $80.30 | $108.13 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $145.55 |
| Arizona | 39 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Arkansas | 46 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $135.68 | $164.07 |
| California | 88 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Colorado | 64 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Connecticut | 11 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $118.10 | $144.11 | $164.07 |
| Delaware | 4 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $145.55 |
| District of Columbia | 11 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $145.55 |
| Florida | 1,004 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Georgia | 763 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $129.37 | $140.41 | $164.07 |
| Idaho | 7 | $80.30 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $145.55 |
| Illinois | 53 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $141.02 | $164.07 |
| Indiana | 45 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Iowa | 17 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Kansas | 31 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Kentucky | 59 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Louisiana | 91 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Maine | 5 | $77.00 | $110.00 | $128.01 | $144.11 | $164.07 |
| Maryland | 37 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $141.02 | $164.07 |
| Massachusetts | 23 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Michigan | 59 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Minnesota | 36 | $77.00 | $99.19 | $110.00 | $124.71 | $164.07 |
| Mississippi | 477 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Missouri | 61 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Montana | 5 | $80.30 | $86.79 | $110.00 | $130.94 | $145.55 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Nevada | 18 | $77.00 | $92.13 | $110.00 | $128.90 | $164.07 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | $80.30 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $129.37 | $145.55 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| New Mexico | 18 | $77.00 | $99.19 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| New York | 72 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| North Carolina | 127 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| North Dakota | 7 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $141.02 | $164.07 |
| Ohio | 79 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Oklahoma | 22 | $77.00 | $92.13 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Oregon | 24 | $77.00 | $107.19 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 60 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $141.02 | $164.07 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | $80.30 | $80.30 | $95.15 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $80.30 | $93.28 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $145.55 |
| South Carolina | 83 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Tennessee | 278 | $77.00 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Texas | 172 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $132.52 | $164.07 |
| Utah | 13 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $138.83 | $164.07 |
| Vermont | 4 | $77.00 | $93.28 | $110.00 | $134.32 | $164.07 |
| Virginia | 80 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $145.14 | $164.07 |
| Washington | 36 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $143.08 | $164.07 |
| West Virginia | 14 | $77.00 | $106.25 | $110.00 | $126.21 | $164.07 |
| Wisconsin | 21 | $77.00 | $93.28 | $110.00 | $135.68 | $164.07 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $80.30 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $126.21 |

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/bcbsal/statemap_99243_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)