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

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

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

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 188 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Alaska | 4 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $159.17 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Arizona | 15 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Arkansas | 43 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| California | 55 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Colorado | 15 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Connecticut | 8 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Delaware | 6 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Florida | 103 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Georgia | 43 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Hawaii | 6 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $159.17 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Idaho | 4 | $150.00 | $163.75 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Illinois | 32 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Indiana | 15 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Iowa | 4 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Kansas | 9 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Kentucky | 27 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Louisiana | 387 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Maine | 1 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Maryland | 13 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Massachusetts | 14 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Michigan | 23 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Minnesota | 70 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Mississippi | 12,139 | $93.64 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Missouri | 25 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Montana | 2 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Nebraska | 5 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Nevada | 3 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| New Jersey | 16 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| New York | 29 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| North Carolina | 43 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Ohio | 25 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Oregon | 7 | $150.00 | $159.17 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Pennsylvania | 45 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| South Carolina | 21 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Tennessee | 954 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Texas | 86 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Utah | 6 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Vermont | 2 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Virginia | 27 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Washington | 17 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| West Virginia | 6 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | $150.00 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 | $168.33 |

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