# Specialist consultation (extended): what Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City pays, by state

A specialist's opinion visit, requested by another doctor, about 60 minutes.

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Billing code: 99244 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-03
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13 | $154.96 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $196.44 | $291.87 |
| Alaska | 1 | $236.10 | $236.10 | $236.10 | $236.10 | $236.10 |
| Arizona | 56 | $39.00 | $159.05 | $163.67 | $196.35 | $302.41 |
| Arkansas | 62 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $189.31 | $302.41 |
| California | 95 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $167.20 | $202.18 | $302.41 |
| Colorado | 112 | $39.00 | $160.45 | $163.67 | $196.44 | $302.41 |
| Connecticut | 9 | $154.96 | $160.56 | $164.58 | $226.81 | $291.87 |
| Delaware | 8 | $154.02 | $163.67 | $171.47 | $195.51 | $275.91 |
| District of Columbia | 12 | $39.00 | $198.59 | $255.77 | $272.45 | $302.41 |
| Florida | 229 | $39.00 | $163.67 | $194.55 | $272.45 | $302.41 |
| Georgia | 58 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $179.58 | $196.44 | $291.87 |
| Hawaii | 7 | $154.96 | $159.91 | $162.32 | $174.20 | $291.87 |
| Idaho | 4 | $154.96 | $160.77 | $163.67 | $169.13 | $272.45 |
| Illinois | 154 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $199.35 | $321.28 |
| Indiana | 29 | $154.02 | $163.67 | $183.59 | $202.03 | $302.41 |
| Iowa | 67 | $39.00 | $157.97 | $163.67 | $196.25 | $302.41 |
| Kansas | 7,036 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $179.26 | $225.68 | $448.95 |
| Kentucky | 14 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $196.44 | $302.41 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $39.00 | $166.15 | $191.55 | $204.98 | $321.28 |
| Maine | 3 | $160.56 | $164.45 | $175.19 | $237.73 | $291.87 |
| Maryland | 22 | $154.02 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $166.79 | $272.45 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | $154.96 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $192.91 | $290.92 |
| Michigan | 52 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $179.42 | $205.76 | $321.28 |
| Minnesota | 95 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $208.20 | $256.66 | $302.41 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $154.96 | $160.98 | $181.43 | $218.51 | $291.87 |
| Missouri | 9,469 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $210.44 | $448.95 |
| Montana | 7 | $154.14 | $160.56 | $165.50 | $183.94 | $296.17 |
| Nebraska | 74 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $184.07 | $302.41 |
| Nevada | 11 | $154.96 | $160.77 | $166.79 | $196.44 | $302.41 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | $39.00 | $159.05 | $163.67 | $169.13 | $291.87 |
| New Jersey | 17 | $154.96 | $162.32 | $183.59 | $236.10 | $291.87 |
| New Mexico | 17 | $154.02 | $160.35 | $169.91 | $255.77 | $291.87 |
| New York | 62 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $187.03 | $202.03 | $291.87 |
| North Carolina | 49 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $179.26 | $205.76 | $291.87 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $154.96 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $167.00 | $184.07 |
| Ohio | 54 | $106.00 | $163.67 | $191.55 | $255.77 | $302.41 |
| Oklahoma | 53 | $154.14 | $160.98 | $173.02 | $196.44 | $302.41 |
| Oregon | 22 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $164.58 | $220.13 | $291.87 |
| Pennsylvania | 50 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $179.58 | $212.54 | $291.87 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $183.59 | $183.59 | $183.59 | $183.59 | $183.59 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $154.96 | $162.32 | $188.56 | $248.25 | $291.87 |
| South Carolina | 32 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $235.55 | $291.87 |
| South Dakota | 9 | $39.00 | $157.97 | $163.67 | $173.02 | $291.87 |
| Tennessee | 54 | $154.02 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $194.55 | $291.87 |
| Texas | 179 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $196.44 | $302.41 |
| Utah | 18 | $154.96 | $163.67 | $180.54 | $200.31 | $291.87 |
| Vermont | 2 | $233.82 | $244.80 | $255.77 | $273.82 | $291.87 |
| Virginia | 30 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $166.79 | $196.44 | $291.87 |
| Washington | 54 | $39.00 | $160.56 | $163.67 | $189.31 | $302.41 |
| West Virginia | 6 | $154.14 | $163.67 | $179.26 | $196.44 | $290.92 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $39.00 | $160.98 | $190.15 | $216.77 | $291.87 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $157.97 | $163.67 | $166.79 | $185.50 | $202.64 |

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/bcbskc/statemap_99244_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)