# Specialist consultation (extended): what Blue Shield of California pays, by state

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

- Insurer: Blue Shield of California
- 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 | 21 | $100.00 | $256.74 | $336.64 | $602.33 | $767.56 |
| Alaska | 7 | $228.80 | $396.38 | $568.12 | $639.88 | $813.40 |
| Arizona | 193 | $65.00 | $256.74 | $351.54 | $634.10 | $813.40 |
| Arkansas | 29 | $198.20 | $280.85 | $325.62 | $634.10 | $813.40 |
| California | 46,944 | $65.00 | $261.15 | $454.29 | $641.81 | $813.40 |
| Colorado | 85 | $65.00 | $281.07 | $386.86 | $626.16 | $767.56 |
| Connecticut | 60 | $100.00 | $289.95 | $542.62 | $767.56 | $813.40 |
| Delaware | 7 | $280.85 | $385.29 | $602.33 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| District of Columbia | 29 | $167.65 | $315.76 | $468.19 | $634.10 | $767.56 |
| Florida | 197 | $65.00 | $280.64 | $409.74 | $641.81 | $813.40 |
| Georgia | 83 | $65.00 | $280.85 | $357.59 | $641.81 | $813.40 |
| Guam | 6 | $198.20 | $236.61 | $292.62 | $317.29 | $362.81 |
| Hawaii | 53 | $179.15 | $286.76 | $602.33 | $755.61 | $767.56 |
| Idaho | 23 | $65.00 | $237.04 | $289.95 | $602.33 | $767.56 |
| Illinois | 200 | $65.00 | $302.11 | $531.09 | $767.56 | $813.40 |
| Indiana | 41 | $170.96 | $299.33 | $539.86 | $751.85 | $813.40 |
| Iowa | 21 | $244.50 | $370.90 | $542.62 | $663.16 | $767.56 |
| Kansas | 15 | $195.66 | $255.08 | $296.70 | $330.48 | $684.50 |
| Kentucky | 27 | $167.65 | $287.90 | $618.22 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| Louisiana | 37 | $100.00 | $283.13 | $454.29 | $634.10 | $767.56 |
| Maine | 12 | $160.68 | $227.20 | $285.90 | $634.10 | $684.50 |
| Maryland | 93 | $65.00 | $328.06 | $634.10 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| Massachusetts | 159 | $167.65 | $447.84 | $767.56 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| Michigan | 108 | $65.00 | $281.29 | $386.86 | $704.72 | $767.56 |
| Minnesota | 177 | $100.00 | $454.29 | $602.33 | $704.72 | $767.56 |
| Mississippi | 9 | $100.00 | $188.15 | $289.95 | $641.81 | $719.77 |
| Missouri | 88 | $100.00 | $289.95 | $468.19 | $767.56 | $813.40 |
| Montana | 11 | $65.00 | $283.13 | $341.55 | $568.80 | $704.72 |
| Nebraska | 21 | $188.15 | $249.95 | $296.10 | $634.10 | $704.72 |
| Nevada | 130 | $65.00 | $256.35 | $341.25 | $634.10 | $813.40 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | $100.00 | $282.06 | $354.59 | $634.10 | $704.72 |
| New Jersey | 64 | $65.00 | $281.73 | $454.29 | $641.81 | $767.56 |
| New Mexico | 37 | $100.00 | $289.95 | $602.33 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| New York | 291 | $65.00 | $291.37 | $542.62 | $767.56 | $813.40 |
| North Carolina | 68 | $65.00 | $217.55 | $341.25 | $641.81 | $767.56 |
| North Dakota | 11 | $100.00 | $292.74 | $374.84 | $657.54 | $704.72 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $767.56 | $767.56 | $767.56 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| Ohio | 98 | $65.00 | $276.55 | $454.29 | $751.85 | $813.40 |
| Oklahoma | 29 | $179.15 | $263.24 | $341.25 | $634.10 | $767.56 |
| Oregon | 132 | $65.00 | $281.73 | $542.62 | $689.56 | $767.56 |
| Pennsylvania | 189 | $65.00 | $283.13 | $454.29 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | $289.95 | $295.01 | $296.70 | $382.98 | $641.81 |
| Rhode Island | 18 | $280.85 | $431.42 | $673.27 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| South Carolina | 20 | $100.00 | $188.41 | $230.39 | $368.35 | $767.56 |
| South Dakota | 2 | $195.66 | $460.28 | $460.28 | $468.19 | $468.19 |
| Tennessee | 67 | $65.00 | $275.11 | $512.58 | $641.81 | $813.40 |
| Texas | 310 | $65.00 | $283.13 | $468.19 | $684.50 | $813.40 |
| Utah | 31 | $65.00 | $292.78 | $602.33 | $673.27 | $767.56 |
| Vermont | 9 | $100.00 | $269.62 | $358.91 | $565.32 | $684.50 |
| Virginia | 78 | $65.00 | $258.77 | $362.81 | $694.61 | $767.56 |
| Washington | 216 | $65.00 | $239.96 | $417.76 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| West Virginia | 5 | $195.66 | $259.78 | $497.48 | $767.56 | $767.56 |
| Wisconsin | 60 | $195.66 | $314.44 | $461.24 | $689.56 | $813.40 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $191.41 | $229.58 | $281.73 | $289.95 | $319.40 |

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