# Specialist consultation (standard): what CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield pays, by state

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

- Insurer: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Billing code: 99243 (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 | 168 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Alaska | 21 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Arizona | 242 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Arkansas | 60 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| California | 1,096 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Colorado | 353 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Connecticut | 223 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Delaware | 1,728 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| District of Columbia | 7,779 | $66.49 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $98.26 | $322.05 |
| Florida | 1,552 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Georgia | 610 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Guam | 3 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Hawaii | 97 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Idaho | 32 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $302.48 |
| Illinois | 477 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Indiana | 175 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Iowa | 42 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $112.13 | $322.05 |
| Kansas | 63 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $100.07 | $322.05 |
| Kentucky | 149 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Louisiana | 155 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Maine | 80 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $101.88 | $322.05 |
| Maryland | 53,565 | $66.49 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $346.07 |
| Massachusetts | 506 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $88.66 | $322.05 |
| Michigan | 357 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $84.96 | $322.05 |
| Minnesota | 282 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $96.78 | $322.05 |
| Mississippi | 71 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $88.32 | $322.05 |
| Missouri | 202 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $87.88 | $322.05 |
| Montana | 29 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Nebraska | 38 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Nevada | 93 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| New Hampshire | 72 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| New Jersey | 613 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| New Mexico | 79 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| New York | 1,191 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| North Carolina | 989 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| North Dakota | 22 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $89.44 | $282.98 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $73.88 | $74.85 | $75.82 | $76.80 | $77.77 |
| Ohio | 458 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Oklahoma | 73 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Oregon | 125 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $80.53 | $322.05 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,456 | $69.99 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $96.78 | $288.73 |
| Rhode Island | 83 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $93.83 | $322.05 |
| South Carolina | 283 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| South Dakota | 15 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $86.77 | $302.48 |
| Tennessee | 320 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Texas | 1,057 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 7 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $101.88 |
| Utah | 77 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Vermont | 26 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| Virginia | 20,052 | $66.49 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $346.07 |
| Washington | 276 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |
| West Virginia | 422 | $73.67 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $346.07 |
| Wisconsin | 123 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $96.78 | $322.05 |
| Wyoming | 17 | $73.88 | $73.88 | $77.77 | $77.77 | $322.05 |

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