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

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

- Insurer: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- 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 | 163 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $118.53 | $452.19 |
| Alaska | 21 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $144.61 | $452.19 |
| Arizona | 230 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Arkansas | 59 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| California | 1,062 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Colorado | 342 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Connecticut | 212 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Delaware | 1,717 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| District of Columbia | 7,614 | $99.35 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $372.60 | $452.19 |
| Florida | 1,499 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Georgia | 588 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Guam | 3 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $357.06 | $452.19 |
| Hawaii | 92 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Idaho | 31 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $407.65 |
| Illinois | 459 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Indiana | 169 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $119.50 | $452.19 |
| Iowa | 41 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $158.92 | $452.19 |
| Kansas | 60 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $153.39 | $452.19 |
| Kentucky | 145 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Louisiana | 149 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Maine | 77 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $150.79 | $452.19 |
| Maryland | 52,328 | $99.35 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $517.09 |
| Massachusetts | 484 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $139.44 | $452.19 |
| Michigan | 345 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Minnesota | 277 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $146.82 | $452.19 |
| Mississippi | 71 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Missouri | 194 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $124.74 | $452.19 |
| Montana | 29 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Nebraska | 37 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $144.09 | $452.19 |
| Nevada | 89 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| New Hampshire | 67 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $121.55 | $452.19 |
| New Jersey | 589 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| New Mexico | 74 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| New York | 1,133 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| North Carolina | 946 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| North Dakota | 20 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $124.92 | $403.34 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $110.39 | $111.84 | $113.30 | $114.75 | $116.20 |
| Ohio | 442 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Oklahoma | 73 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Oregon | 121 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $127.39 | $452.19 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,390 | $104.58 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $146.16 | $420.41 |
| Rhode Island | 78 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $139.43 | $452.19 |
| South Carolina | 273 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| South Dakota | 15 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $129.65 | $407.65 |
| Tennessee | 311 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Texas | 1,005 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 7 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $152.22 |
| Utah | 73 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Vermont | 25 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| Virginia | 19,654 | $99.35 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $517.09 |
| Washington | 267 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |
| West Virginia | 416 | $110.08 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $517.09 |
| Wisconsin | 121 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $151.63 | $452.19 |
| Wyoming | 16 | $110.39 | $110.39 | $116.20 | $116.20 | $452.19 |

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