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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-15
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 318 | $34.04 | $165.87 | $197.73 | $213.84 | $337.07 |
| Alaska | 56 | $101.72 | $164.73 | $197.73 | $200.02 | $337.07 |
| Arizona | 371 | $82.34 | $165.87 | $197.73 | $230.07 | $343.62 |
| Arkansas | 111 | $82.34 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $225.46 | $337.07 |
| California | 1,237 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $215.10 | $358.58 |
| Colorado | 558 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $237.60 | $343.62 |
| Connecticut | 235 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $230.77 | $337.07 |
| Delaware | 66 | $86.48 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $337.07 |
| District of Columbia | 139 | $34.04 | $187.32 | $197.73 | $243.84 | $337.07 |
| Florida | 2,264 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $211.20 | $343.62 |
| Georgia | 1,424 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $205.14 | $343.62 |
| Guam | 4 | $197.73 | $197.73 | $197.73 | $231.43 | $332.53 |
| Hawaii | 112 | $96.87 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $210.82 | $337.07 |
| Idaho | 69 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $228.29 | $337.07 |
| Illinois | 589 | $82.34 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $343.62 |
| Indiana | 324 | $95.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $337.07 |
| Iowa | 99 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $237.60 | $337.07 |
| Kansas | 107 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $226.73 | $332.53 |
| Kentucky | 307 | $86.48 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $214.79 | $337.07 |
| Louisiana | 196 | $95.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.37 | $337.07 |
| Maine | 118 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $226.73 | $337.07 |
| Maryland | 529 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $337.07 |
| Massachusetts | 495 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $243.84 | $343.62 |
| Michigan | 532 | $95.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.68 | $358.58 |
| Minnesota | 305 | $95.00 | $180.22 | $197.73 | $270.28 | $358.58 |
| Mississippi | 100 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $227.97 | $337.07 |
| Missouri | 285 | $82.34 | $168.28 | $197.73 | $235.68 | $337.07 |
| Montana | 68 | $34.04 | $164.11 | $197.73 | $237.57 | $337.07 |
| Nebraska | 73 | $95.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $215.10 | $337.07 |
| Nevada | 124 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $337.07 |
| New Hampshire | 121 | $95.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $225.19 | $337.07 |
| New Jersey | 389 | $86.48 | $162.78 | $195.33 | $214.47 | $337.07 |
| New Mexico | 95 | $82.34 | $164.36 | $197.73 | $211.78 | $337.07 |
| New York | 1,187 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $237.57 | $343.62 |
| North Carolina | 83,735 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $237.60 | $432.77 |
| North Dakota | 26 | $107.97 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $229.62 | $337.07 |
| Ohio | 848 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $230.77 | $343.62 |
| Oklahoma | 115 | $107.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $211.20 | $337.07 |
| Oregon | 222 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $337.07 |
| Pennsylvania | 916 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $235.05 | $343.62 |
| Puerto Rico | 33 | $34.04 | $187.32 | $197.73 | $225.46 | $337.07 |
| Rhode Island | 75 | $107.97 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $226.73 | $337.07 |
| South Carolina | 3,240 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $215.10 | $432.77 |
| South Dakota | 25 | $120.42 | $189.58 | $209.29 | $243.62 | $332.53 |
| Tennessee | 1,011 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $213.84 | $432.77 |
| Texas | 1,199 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $230.77 | $343.62 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | $34.04 | $182.54 | $197.73 | $245.73 | $274.40 |
| Utah | 137 | $95.00 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $243.84 | $337.07 |
| Vermont | 30 | $86.48 | $165.23 | $170.88 | $197.73 | $274.56 |
| Virginia | 1,997 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $230.77 | $337.07 |
| Washington | 362 | $34.04 | $167.35 | $197.73 | $237.57 | $343.62 |
| West Virginia | 204 | $86.48 | $177.46 | $197.73 | $235.68 | $337.07 |
| Wisconsin | 239 | $95.00 | $191.85 | $197.73 | $243.84 | $343.62 |
| Wyoming | 27 | $107.97 | $164.44 | $191.78 | $197.73 | $332.53 |

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/bcbsnc/statemap_99243_US.html  
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