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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
- 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 | 15 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Alaska | 4 | $113.75 | $131.59 | $144.60 | $159.60 | $183.37 |
| Arizona | 19 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $155.86 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Arkansas | 6 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $153.76 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| California | 282 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Colorado | 35 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Connecticut | 342 | $109.58 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Delaware | 5 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $153.76 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Florida | 126 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Georgia | 49 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Guam | 1 | $151.67 | $159.60 | $167.52 | $175.45 | $183.37 |
| Hawaii | 40 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Idaho | 5 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $167.52 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Illinois | 56 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Indiana | 14 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Iowa | 6 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $182.73 | $191.70 | $372.40 |
| Kansas | 5 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $109.58 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Louisiana | 17 | $113.75 | $137.53 | $151.67 | $176.49 | $183.37 |
| Maine | 43 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $168.98 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Maryland | 42 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $155.86 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Massachusetts | 1,777 | $85.31 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Michigan | 35 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $155.86 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Minnesota | 38 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $113.75 | $113.75 | $137.53 | $151.67 | $372.40 |
| Missouri | 28 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Montana | 2 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $167.52 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Nevada | 11 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| New Hampshire | 45 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $153.76 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| New Jersey | 69 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| New Mexico | 10 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| New York | 204 | $109.58 | $151.67 | $155.86 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| North Carolina | 113 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $151.67 | $159.60 | $167.52 | $175.45 | $183.37 |
| Ohio | 48 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Oregon | 32 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $169.62 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Pennsylvania | 87 | $109.58 | $151.67 | $155.86 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | $113.75 | $137.53 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Rhode Island | 11,709 | $85.31 | $151.67 | $155.86 | $183.37 | $1,105.14 |
| South Carolina | 27 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $151.67 | $159.60 | $167.52 | $175.45 | $183.37 |
| Tennessee | 14 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Texas | 89 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Utah | 9 | $113.75 | $137.53 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Vermont | 17 | $113.75 | $147.84 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Virginia | 71 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $372.40 |
| Washington | 42 | $113.75 | $151.67 | $151.67 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $153.76 | $183.37 | $183.37 |
| Wisconsin | 11 | $128.92 | $151.67 | $153.76 | $183.37 | $183.37 |

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