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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-30
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 92 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $224.72 | $279.59 | $501.19 |
| Alaska | 39 | $62.50 | $158.96 | $217.00 | $281.08 | $553.98 |
| Arizona | 269 | $62.50 | $178.91 | $224.54 | $282.57 | $553.98 |
| Arkansas | 34 | $62.50 | $161.46 | $212.86 | $263.10 | $500.24 |
| California | 602 | $62.50 | $169.75 | $224.54 | $286.28 | $553.98 |
| Colorado | 289 | $62.50 | $175.23 | $226.06 | $291.26 | $501.19 |
| Connecticut | 65 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $228.21 | $293.42 | $501.19 |
| Delaware | 20 | $105.90 | $173.60 | $224.24 | $280.67 | $430.57 |
| District of Columbia | 26 | $54.77 | $201.82 | $252.41 | $314.54 | $553.98 |
| Florida | 715 | $62.50 | $169.75 | $215.36 | $264.70 | $553.98 |
| Georgia | 166 | $62.50 | $169.75 | $217.50 | $269.44 | $528.23 |
| Guam | 3 | $143.51 | $225.92 | $265.75 | $298.99 | $389.27 |
| Hawaii | 39 | $62.50 | $157.51 | $216.28 | $269.38 | $501.19 |
| Idaho | 59 | $62.50 | $158.34 | $203.66 | $258.87 | $500.24 |
| Illinois | 462 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $237.66 | $297.07 | $528.23 |
| Indiana | 142 | $62.50 | $183.61 | $239.13 | $301.39 | $528.23 |
| Iowa | 737 | $62.50 | $161.46 | $194.78 | $251.63 | $553.98 |
| Kansas | 95 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $224.24 | $282.30 | $553.98 |
| Kentucky | 63 | $62.50 | $162.43 | $203.04 | $251.47 | $501.19 |
| Louisiana | 71 | $62.50 | $172.51 | $218.14 | $269.44 | $553.98 |
| Maine | 46 | $62.50 | $172.58 | $224.24 | $282.40 | $500.24 |
| Maryland | 140 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $242.50 | $304.91 | $501.19 |
| Massachusetts | 139 | $62.50 | $180.95 | $251.47 | $311.42 | $500.24 |
| Michigan | 326 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $237.66 | $300.23 | $553.98 |
| Minnesota | 55,435 | $54.77 | $179.39 | $237.66 | $297.07 | $553.98 |
| Mississippi | 27 | $105.90 | $175.37 | $226.06 | $282.57 | $500.24 |
| Missouri | 191 | $54.77 | $180.85 | $234.21 | $289.14 | $501.19 |
| Montana | 67 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $237.22 | $298.62 | $501.19 |
| Nebraska | 182 | $62.50 | $172.58 | $217.00 | $288.71 | $501.19 |
| Nevada | 86 | $62.50 | $161.46 | $207.20 | $268.55 | $501.19 |
| New Hampshire | 29 | $62.50 | $162.43 | $214.52 | $271.59 | $501.19 |
| New Jersey | 90 | $78.13 | $170.52 | $222.39 | $279.59 | $553.98 |
| New Mexico | 60 | $54.77 | $179.39 | $226.06 | $297.07 | $553.98 |
| New York | 271 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $226.06 | $292.49 | $553.98 |
| North Carolina | 224 | $54.77 | $168.07 | $217.38 | $269.44 | $528.23 |
| North Dakota | 3,528 | $54.77 | $186.79 | $225.84 | $267.91 | $528.23 |
| Ohio | 270 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $228.82 | $286.28 | $553.98 |
| Oklahoma | 73 | $62.50 | $181.56 | $233.41 | $297.07 | $500.24 |
| Oregon | 130 | $62.50 | $190.60 | $241.63 | $300.23 | $553.98 |
| Pennsylvania | 243 | $54.77 | $179.39 | $224.54 | $290.73 | $501.19 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | $62.50 | $180.95 | $225.92 | $268.48 | $353.21 |
| Rhode Island | 25 | $62.50 | $190.60 | $251.63 | $312.20 | $500.24 |
| South Carolina | 95 | $62.50 | $172.58 | $224.24 | $279.59 | $501.19 |
| South Dakota | 2,870 | $54.77 | $164.92 | $190.64 | $219.04 | $501.19 |
| Tennessee | 171 | $62.50 | $172.29 | $220.58 | $270.05 | $528.23 |
| Texas | 583 | $54.77 | $173.60 | $224.24 | $280.27 | $553.98 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | $152.48 | $232.39 | $305.27 | $361.66 | $500.24 |
| Utah | 86 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $236.24 | $298.91 | $501.19 |
| Vermont | 15 | $62.50 | $191.12 | $243.63 | $298.62 | $500.24 |
| Virginia | 200 | $62.50 | $179.39 | $226.13 | $291.19 | $501.19 |
| Washington | 272 | $62.50 | $186.61 | $237.66 | $298.21 | $553.98 |
| West Virginia | 28 | $78.13 | $179.39 | $224.24 | $290.21 | $500.24 |
| Wisconsin | 3,053 | $54.77 | $172.58 | $225.77 | $304.91 | $553.98 |
| Wyoming | 29 | $99.67 | $152.48 | $185.62 | $224.24 | $501.19 |

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