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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Billing code: 99244 (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 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $316.27 | $496.45 |
| Alaska | 56 | $142.68 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $296.86 | $496.45 |
| Arizona | 371 | $115.51 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $337.89 | $506.11 |
| Arkansas | 111 | $115.51 | $239.75 | $295.73 | $332.07 | $496.45 |
| California | 1,237 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $316.84 | $507.96 |
| Colorado | 558 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $347.12 | $506.11 |
| Connecticut | 235 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $496.45 |
| Delaware | 66 | $122.73 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $496.45 |
| District of Columbia | 139 | $34.04 | $283.08 | $295.73 | $365.18 | $496.45 |
| Florida | 2,264 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $308.25 | $506.11 |
| Georgia | 1,424 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $302.00 | $506.11 |
| Guam | 4 | $295.73 | $295.73 | $295.73 | $344.24 | $489.78 |
| Hawaii | 112 | $135.89 | $252.58 | $295.73 | $302.00 | $496.45 |
| Idaho | 69 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $338.96 | $496.45 |
| Illinois | 589 | $115.51 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $506.11 |
| Indiana | 324 | $134.00 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $346.20 | $496.45 |
| Iowa | 99 | $34.04 | $248.31 | $295.73 | $347.12 | $496.45 |
| Kansas | 107 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $333.94 | $489.78 |
| Kentucky | 307 | $122.73 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $316.81 | $496.45 |
| Louisiana | 196 | $134.00 | $252.58 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $496.45 |
| Maine | 118 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $335.93 | $496.45 |
| Maryland | 529 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $496.45 |
| Massachusetts | 495 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $362.27 | $506.11 |
| Michigan | 532 | $134.00 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $346.20 | $507.96 |
| Minnesota | 305 | $134.00 | $265.44 | $295.73 | $383.94 | $507.96 |
| Mississippi | 100 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $337.89 | $496.45 |
| Missouri | 285 | $115.51 | $256.07 | $295.73 | $346.43 | $496.45 |
| Montana | 68 | $34.04 | $235.81 | $295.73 | $352.95 | $496.45 |
| Nebraska | 73 | $134.00 | $248.31 | $295.73 | $316.81 | $496.45 |
| Nevada | 124 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $346.20 | $496.45 |
| New Hampshire | 121 | $134.00 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $332.41 | $496.45 |
| New Jersey | 389 | $122.73 | $237.69 | $293.66 | $316.81 | $496.45 |
| New Mexico | 95 | $115.51 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $305.78 | $496.45 |
| New York | 1,187 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $347.12 | $506.11 |
| North Carolina | 83,735 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $354.97 | $599.38 |
| North Dakota | 26 | $154.56 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $341.48 | $496.45 |
| Ohio | 848 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $506.11 |
| Oklahoma | 115 | $151.00 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $305.78 | $496.45 |
| Oregon | 222 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $496.45 |
| Pennsylvania | 916 | $34.04 | $239.75 | $295.73 | $346.20 | $506.11 |
| Puerto Rico | 33 | $34.04 | $294.67 | $295.73 | $332.07 | $496.45 |
| Rhode Island | 75 | $154.56 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $333.94 | $496.45 |
| South Carolina | 3,240 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $316.81 | $496.45 |
| South Dakota | 25 | $189.43 | $285.65 | $308.25 | $355.84 | $489.78 |
| Tennessee | 1,011 | $34.04 | $252.58 | $295.73 | $316.81 | $496.45 |
| Texas | 1,199 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $506.11 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 4 | $34.04 | $267.65 | $295.73 | $361.92 | $404.15 |
| Utah | 137 | $134.00 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $354.62 | $496.45 |
| Vermont | 30 | $122.73 | $239.57 | $258.24 | $295.73 | $404.15 |
| Virginia | 1,997 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $339.90 | $496.45 |
| Washington | 362 | $34.04 | $239.57 | $295.73 | $347.12 | $506.11 |
| West Virginia | 204 | $122.73 | $263.64 | $295.73 | $346.20 | $496.45 |
| Wisconsin | 239 | $134.00 | $282.69 | $295.73 | $365.18 | $506.11 |
| Wyoming | 27 | $154.56 | $235.81 | $288.21 | $295.73 | $489.78 |

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_99244_US.html  
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