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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Billing code: 99244 (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 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Alaska | 3 | $138.61 | $138.61 | $207.24 | $238.47 | $243.24 |
| Arizona | 86 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $184.52 | $331.04 |
| Arkansas | 120 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $331.04 |
| California | 237 | $68.12 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $194.05 | $331.04 |
| Colorado | 76 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $179.27 | $320.21 |
| Connecticut | 23 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $331.04 |
| Delaware | 8 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $190.68 | $233.17 | $320.21 |
| District of Columbia | 24 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $243.24 | $331.04 |
| Florida | 382 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $185.33 | $331.04 |
| Georgia | 156 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Hawaii | 14 | $136.33 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $194.05 | $243.24 |
| Idaho | 17 | $128.63 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $239.66 | $331.04 |
| Illinois | 126 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Indiana | 42 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $228.51 | $331.04 |
| Iowa | 19 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $184.65 | $238.47 | $331.04 |
| Kansas | 32 | $128.63 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $243.24 |
| Kentucky | 39 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $200.65 | $331.04 |
| Louisiana | 23,983 | $22.24 | $138.61 | $163.07 | $185.33 | $513.63 |
| Maine | 16 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $176.12 | $331.04 |
| Maryland | 43 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $194.05 | $320.21 |
| Massachusetts | 70 | $68.12 | $136.33 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Michigan | 80 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Minnesota | 129 | $115.88 | $136.33 | $163.07 | $194.05 | $331.04 |
| Mississippi | 352 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $179.27 | $331.04 |
| Missouri | 77 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Montana | 13 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $166.33 | $243.24 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $184.65 | $320.21 | $331.04 |
| Nevada | 25 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $187.51 | $320.21 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | $136.33 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $243.24 |
| New Jersey | 60 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $243.24 | $331.04 |
| New Mexico | 35 | $115.88 | $136.33 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $320.21 |
| New York | 138 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| North Carolina | 114 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| North Dakota | 9 | $128.63 | $138.61 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $320.21 |
| Ohio | 103 | $68.12 | $137.47 | $163.07 | $187.30 | $331.04 |
| Oklahoma | 52 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $320.21 |
| Oregon | 34 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $182.64 | $320.21 |
| Pennsylvania | 108 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $217.27 | $331.04 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $217.27 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $136.33 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $194.05 |
| South Carolina | 77 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $179.27 | $331.04 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $286.25 | $320.21 |
| Tennessee | 135 | $68.12 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $182.64 | $331.04 |
| Texas | 875 | $68.12 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $186.90 | $350.36 |
| Utah | 20 | $115.88 | $138.04 | $163.07 | $238.47 | $331.04 |
| Vermont | 4 | $128.63 | $136.33 | $138.61 | $144.73 | $320.21 |
| Virginia | 88 | $68.12 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Washington | 60 | $115.88 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $185.33 | $243.24 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $134.45 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $243.24 |
| Wisconsin | 44 | $128.63 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $207.24 | $331.04 |
| Wyoming | 5 | $163.07 | $163.07 | $184.65 | $207.24 | $243.24 |

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_99244_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)