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

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
- Billing code: 99244 (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 | 6 | $247.54 | $263.46 | $288.91 | $304.35 | $318.77 |
| Alaska | 6 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $262.55 | $299.20 | $309.49 |
| Arizona | 14 | $247.54 | $253.11 | $254.97 | $294.06 | $309.49 |
| Arkansas | 5 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| California | 42 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Colorado | 24 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Connecticut | 50 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $262.55 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Delaware | 3 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $263.03 | $309.49 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $254.97 | $280.43 | $288.91 | $294.06 | $309.49 |
| Florida | 58 | $247.54 | $253.11 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| Georgia | 13 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $288.91 | $288.91 | $288.91 | $299.20 | $309.49 |
| Idaho | 1 | $262.55 | $262.55 | $262.55 | $262.55 | $262.55 |
| Illinois | 31 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Indiana | 6 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $251.26 | $847.24 |
| Iowa | 4 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $309.49 |
| Kansas | 3 | $247.54 | $251.26 | $254.97 | $282.23 | $309.49 |
| Kentucky | 7 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $288.91 | $294.06 | $309.49 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $247.54 | $249.40 | $251.26 | $253.11 | $254.97 |
| Maine | 53 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Maryland | 11 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Massachusetts | 149 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $262.55 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Michigan | 23 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $282.32 | $309.49 |
| Minnesota | 138 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $309.49 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $247.54 | $263.03 | $278.52 | $294.00 | $309.49 |
| Missouri | 7 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $275.73 | $288.91 | $288.91 |
| Montana | 1 | $309.49 | $309.49 | $309.49 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| Nebraska | 1 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 |
| Nevada | 5 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $309.49 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| New Hampshire | 294 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $309.49 | $847.24 | $847.24 |
| New Jersey | 25 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $262.55 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| New Mexico | 9 | $247.54 | $249.40 | $254.97 | $282.32 | $309.49 |
| New York | 183 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $847.24 |
| North Carolina | 20 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $271.94 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| Ohio | 22 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $247.54 | $257.88 | $268.23 | $278.57 | $288.91 |
| Oregon | 15 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Pennsylvania | 54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $254.97 |
| Rhode Island | 19 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $271.94 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $254.97 | $254.97 |
| Tennessee | 11 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Texas | 18 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| Utah | 11 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $288.91 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Vermont | 2,785 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $847.24 |
| Virginia | 22 | $247.54 | $251.26 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 |
| Washington | 17 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $288.91 | $309.49 | $309.49 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $254.97 | $847.24 | $847.24 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $251.26 | $294.06 | $309.49 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $247.54 | $258.99 | $270.43 |

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_99244_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)