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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, any setting, 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 | 5 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $202.23 | $219.19 |
| Alaska | 6 | $177.90 | $179.22 | $180.54 | $207.52 | $212.81 |
| Arizona | 13 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $207.52 | $212.81 |
| Arkansas | 4 | $177.90 | $196.15 | $207.52 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| California | 41 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $179.22 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Colorado | 25 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $194.10 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Connecticut | 47 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $180.54 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Delaware | 3 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $182.74 | $212.81 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $177.90 | $196.15 | $202.23 | $204.88 | $212.81 |
| Florida | 50 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $183.25 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| Georgia | 11 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $212.81 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $172.72 | $187.48 | $202.23 | $207.52 | $212.81 |
| Idaho | 1 | $180.54 | $180.54 | $180.54 | $180.54 | $180.54 |
| Illinois | 31 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Indiana | 6 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $175.31 | $591.19 |
| Iowa | 4 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $212.81 |
| Kansas | 3 | $172.72 | $175.31 | $177.90 | $195.36 | $212.81 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $202.23 | $204.88 | $212.81 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $172.72 | $174.02 | $175.31 | $176.61 | $177.90 |
| Maine | 53 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Maryland | 11 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Massachusetts | 147 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $185.96 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Michigan | 22 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $180.54 | $212.81 |
| Minnesota | 138 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $212.81 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $172.72 | $182.74 | $192.77 | $202.79 | $212.81 |
| Missouri | 7 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $191.39 | $202.23 | $202.23 |
| Montana | 1 | $212.81 | $212.81 | $212.81 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 |
| Nevada | 5 | $177.90 | $180.54 | $212.81 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| New Hampshire | 290 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $212.81 | $591.19 | $591.19 |
| New Jersey | 25 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $180.54 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| New Mexico | 8 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $180.54 | $212.81 |
| New York | 182 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $591.19 |
| North Carolina | 19 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| Ohio | 22 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $172.72 | $180.10 | $187.48 | $194.85 | $202.23 |
| Oregon | 15 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Pennsylvania | 51 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 |
| Rhode Island | 18 | $172.72 | $176.61 | $202.23 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| South Carolina | 8 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 | $177.90 |
| Tennessee | 10 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $190.07 | $204.88 | $591.19 |
| Texas | 17 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| Utah | 11 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $202.23 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Vermont | 2,749 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $212.81 | $591.19 |
| Virginia | 20 | $172.72 | $174.02 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $212.81 |
| Washington | 17 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $202.23 | $212.81 | $212.81 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $172.72 | $177.90 | $180.54 | $591.19 | $591.19 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $175.31 | $204.88 | $212.81 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $172.72 | $179.34 | $185.96 |

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/bcbsvt/statemap_99243_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)