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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
- Billing code: 99244 (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 | 80 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $323.33 | $399.42 | $713.23 |
| Alaska | 36 | $89.39 | $222.73 | $308.55 | $400.00 | $788.36 |
| Arizona | 260 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $320.72 | $404.10 | $788.36 |
| Arkansas | 34 | $89.39 | $231.97 | $304.87 | $375.33 | $711.88 |
| California | 561 | $89.39 | $237.94 | $321.39 | $409.45 | $788.36 |
| Colorado | 283 | $89.39 | $250.18 | $321.70 | $414.49 | $713.23 |
| Connecticut | 62 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $324.75 | $415.20 | $713.23 |
| Delaware | 19 | $151.46 | $247.58 | $320.72 | $404.83 | $641.56 |
| District of Columbia | 26 | $77.94 | $288.04 | $359.20 | $447.62 | $788.36 |
| Florida | 706 | $89.39 | $242.78 | $306.47 | $376.70 | $788.36 |
| Georgia | 161 | $89.39 | $242.78 | $310.52 | $386.00 | $751.71 |
| Guam | 3 | $205.26 | $321.50 | $378.17 | $425.48 | $553.97 |
| Hawaii | 39 | $89.39 | $223.40 | $308.80 | $385.37 | $713.23 |
| Idaho | 58 | $89.39 | $227.38 | $290.41 | $368.76 | $711.88 |
| Illinois | 450 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $338.20 | $422.75 | $751.71 |
| Indiana | 139 | $89.39 | $262.94 | $340.30 | $429.44 | $751.71 |
| Iowa | 719 | $89.39 | $230.92 | $278.60 | $361.91 | $788.36 |
| Kansas | 84 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $320.72 | $403.68 | $788.36 |
| Kentucky | 60 | $89.39 | $230.92 | $289.70 | $358.10 | $713.23 |
| Louisiana | 66 | $89.39 | $245.46 | $310.43 | $385.84 | $788.36 |
| Maine | 46 | $89.39 | $246.85 | $320.72 | $401.88 | $711.88 |
| Maryland | 136 | $89.39 | $258.66 | $346.83 | $433.54 | $713.23 |
| Massachusetts | 132 | $89.39 | $260.80 | $357.86 | $443.18 | $711.88 |
| Michigan | 316 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $338.20 | $425.48 | $788.36 |
| Minnesota | 54,676 | $77.94 | $256.58 | $338.20 | $422.75 | $788.36 |
| Mississippi | 25 | $151.46 | $249.21 | $323.33 | $404.16 | $711.88 |
| Missouri | 185 | $77.94 | $258.66 | $335.89 | $414.86 | $713.23 |
| Montana | 66 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $334.80 | $424.39 | $713.23 |
| Nebraska | 181 | $89.39 | $245.67 | $308.80 | $409.45 | $713.23 |
| Nevada | 83 | $89.39 | $230.92 | $295.06 | $383.92 | $713.23 |
| New Hampshire | 28 | $89.39 | $232.15 | $306.82 | $386.60 | $713.23 |
| New Jersey | 84 | $111.74 | $243.90 | $318.30 | $398.37 | $788.36 |
| New Mexico | 58 | $77.94 | $256.58 | $321.70 | $422.75 | $788.36 |
| New York | 264 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $322.08 | $415.40 | $788.36 |
| North Carolina | 196 | $77.94 | $236.18 | $311.61 | $385.37 | $751.71 |
| North Dakota | 3,409 | $77.94 | $265.97 | $321.39 | $381.25 | $751.71 |
| Ohio | 263 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $326.92 | $409.45 | $788.36 |
| Oklahoma | 71 | $89.39 | $258.66 | $331.84 | $422.06 | $711.88 |
| Oregon | 127 | $89.39 | $272.61 | $343.86 | $427.25 | $788.36 |
| Pennsylvania | 236 | $77.94 | $256.58 | $320.72 | $411.73 | $713.23 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | $89.39 | $257.51 | $321.50 | $382.06 | $502.65 |
| Rhode Island | 24 | $89.39 | $272.61 | $358.10 | $443.18 | $711.88 |
| South Carolina | 92 | $89.39 | $246.85 | $320.72 | $398.86 | $713.23 |
| South Dakota | 2,858 | $77.94 | $234.69 | $272.61 | $311.70 | $713.23 |
| Tennessee | 164 | $89.39 | $245.46 | $315.10 | $386.00 | $751.71 |
| Texas | 559 | $77.94 | $247.04 | $320.72 | $399.42 | $788.36 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 3 | $218.09 | $327.56 | $433.54 | $514.66 | $711.88 |
| Utah | 83 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $337.58 | $425.37 | $713.23 |
| Vermont | 14 | $89.39 | $272.61 | $346.70 | $424.96 | $711.88 |
| Virginia | 188 | $89.39 | $256.58 | $325.63 | $414.75 | $713.23 |
| Washington | 255 | $89.39 | $266.57 | $338.20 | $424.39 | $788.36 |
| West Virginia | 26 | $111.74 | $256.58 | $320.72 | $413.42 | $711.88 |
| Wisconsin | 3,021 | $77.94 | $246.85 | $321.39 | $433.54 | $788.36 |
| Wyoming | 28 | $142.56 | $218.09 | $269.11 | $323.33 | $713.23 |

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_99244_US.html  
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