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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-01
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 133 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| Alaska | 3 | $92.03 | $92.03 | $140.21 | $161.35 | $164.58 |
| Arizona | 86 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $122.67 | $220.83 |
| Arkansas | 120 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $220.83 |
| California | 237 | $45.29 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $128.84 | $220.83 |
| Colorado | 76 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $119.18 | $212.89 |
| Connecticut | 23 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $220.83 |
| Delaware | 8 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $127.91 | $157.84 | $212.89 |
| District of Columbia | 24 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $164.58 | $220.83 |
| Florida | 382 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $123.63 | $220.83 |
| Georgia | 156 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| Hawaii | 14 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $128.84 | $164.58 |
| Idaho | 17 | $89.95 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $162.16 | $220.83 |
| Illinois | 126 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| Indiana | 42 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $154.32 | $220.83 |
| Iowa | 19 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $122.76 | $161.35 | $220.83 |
| Kansas | 32 | $89.39 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $164.58 |
| Kentucky | 39 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $134.51 | $220.83 |
| Louisiana | 23,983 | $20.35 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $123.63 | $319.49 |
| Maine | 16 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $116.93 | $220.83 |
| Maryland | 43 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $128.84 | $212.89 |
| Massachusetts | 70 | $45.29 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| Michigan | 80 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| Minnesota | 129 | $81.04 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $128.84 | $220.83 |
| Mississippi | 352 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $119.18 | $220.83 |
| Missouri | 77 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| Montana | 13 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $110.44 | $164.58 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $122.76 | $212.89 | $220.83 |
| Nevada | 25 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $124.93 | $212.89 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | $92.03 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $164.58 |
| New Jersey | 60 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $164.58 | $220.83 |
| New Mexico | 35 | $81.04 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $212.89 |
| New York | 138 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| North Carolina | 114 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.21 | $220.83 |
| North Dakota | 9 | $89.39 | $92.03 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $212.89 |
| Ohio | 103 | $45.29 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $126.98 | $220.83 |
| Oklahoma | 52 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $212.89 |
| Oregon | 34 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $121.26 | $212.89 |
| Pennsylvania | 108 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $145.27 | $220.83 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $147.30 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $95.34 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $128.84 |
| South Carolina | 77 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $119.18 | $220.83 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $190.31 | $212.89 |
| Tennessee | 135 | $45.29 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $121.26 | $220.83 |
| Texas | 875 | $45.29 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $128.38 | $235.80 |
| Utah | 20 | $81.04 | $94.51 | $108.27 | $161.35 | $220.83 |
| Vermont | 4 | $89.95 | $92.03 | $93.69 | $98.57 | $212.89 |
| Virginia | 88 | $45.29 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $140.17 | $220.83 |
| Washington | 60 | $81.04 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $123.63 | $164.58 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $89.39 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $164.58 |
| Wisconsin | 44 | $89.39 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $142.61 | $220.83 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $108.27 | $108.27 | $122.76 | $140.21 | $164.58 |

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