# Specialist consultation (extended): what Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Montana pays, by state

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

- Insurer: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Montana (HCSC)
- Billing code: 99244 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-12
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 10 | $157.84 | $199.80 | $254.75 | $290.90 | $446.86 |
| Alaska | 2 | $208.00 | $210.92 | $213.83 | $234.29 | $254.75 |
| Arizona | 31 | $156.95 | $242.30 | $254.75 | $366.33 | $608.11 |
| Arkansas | 10 | $203.51 | $247.08 | $286.59 | $352.06 | $446.86 |
| California | 85 | $120.68 | $239.42 | $265.69 | $377.04 | $608.11 |
| Colorado | 22 | $104.87 | $239.42 | $265.69 | $380.02 | $449.80 |
| Connecticut | 11 | $199.80 | $254.75 | $323.51 | $443.40 | $448.71 |
| Delaware | 2 | $203.51 | $234.60 | $265.69 | $294.60 | $323.51 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | $131.85 | $254.75 | $286.59 | $446.86 | $449.80 |
| Florida | 76 | $175.79 | $251.10 | $277.35 | $366.36 | $449.80 |
| Georgia | 28 | $104.87 | $251.10 | $265.69 | $344.94 | $449.80 |
| Guam | 2 | $157.84 | $178.82 | $199.80 | $199.80 | $199.80 |
| Hawaii | 3 | $239.42 | $250.92 | $275.08 | $316.71 | $380.60 |
| Idaho | 4 | $156.95 | $212.49 | $247.08 | $306.32 | $380.60 |
| Illinois | 157 | $126.02 | $384.75 | $494.20 | $989.07 | $2,506.47 |
| Indiana | 11 | $157.84 | $243.25 | $286.59 | $443.40 | $449.80 |
| Iowa | 9 | $157.84 | $199.80 | $203.51 | $323.51 | $443.40 |
| Kansas | 9 | $175.79 | $210.92 | $265.69 | $309.46 | $608.11 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $157.84 | $239.42 | $271.52 | $380.60 | $446.86 |
| Louisiana | 29 | $157.84 | $203.51 | $254.75 | $323.51 | $608.11 |
| Maine | 5 | $199.80 | $251.10 | $254.75 | $323.51 | $449.80 |
| Maryland | 27 | $156.95 | $239.42 | $286.59 | $380.60 | $449.80 |
| Massachusetts | 32 | $126.02 | $254.75 | $286.59 | $443.40 | $608.11 |
| Michigan | 22 | $104.87 | $235.71 | $277.35 | $380.60 | $449.80 |
| Minnesota | 22 | $199.80 | $238.18 | $277.35 | $366.36 | $449.80 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $157.84 | $213.73 | $254.75 | $316.43 | $380.60 |
| Missouri | 35 | $199.80 | $254.75 | $286.59 | $446.86 | $449.80 |
| Montana | 2 | $174.50 | $206.96 | $239.42 | $310.01 | $380.60 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $206.81 | $257.49 | $276.14 | $293.05 | $446.86 |
| Nevada | 8 | $208.00 | $213.83 | $251.10 | $295.41 | $448.71 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $157.84 | $199.80 | $203.51 | $251.10 | $323.51 |
| New Jersey | 14 | $175.79 | $253.79 | $281.97 | $396.30 | $449.80 |
| New Mexico | 12 | $174.50 | $207.41 | $251.10 | $251.10 | $366.36 |
| New York | 60 | $126.02 | $252.93 | $277.35 | $380.60 | $449.80 |
| North Carolina | 20 | $157.84 | $203.51 | $254.75 | $323.51 | $449.80 |
| Ohio | 49 | $126.02 | $254.75 | $286.59 | $443.40 | $449.80 |
| Oklahoma | 69 | $157.84 | $174.50 | $250.92 | $286.59 | $449.80 |
| Oregon | 8 | $176.80 | $227.31 | $254.75 | $300.43 | $443.40 |
| Pennsylvania | 50 | $134.17 | $254.75 | $286.59 | $443.40 | $608.11 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $157.84 | $189.31 | $219.61 | $274.72 | $380.60 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $187.21 | $254.75 | $295.41 | $383.46 | $449.80 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $157.84 | $168.33 | $178.82 | $189.31 | $199.80 |
| Tennessee | 30 | $157.84 | $254.75 | $277.35 | $380.60 | $449.80 |
| Texas | 9,879 | $59.53 | $215.69 | $265.69 | $380.60 | $41,000.00 |
| Utah | 2 | $235.75 | $254.75 | $286.59 | $323.51 | $446.86 |
| Virginia | 16 | $126.02 | $251.10 | $277.35 | $363.55 | $448.71 |
| Washington | 27 | $157.84 | $239.42 | $254.75 | $316.43 | $608.11 |
| West Virginia | 2 | $254.75 | $254.75 | $254.75 | $254.75 | $254.75 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | $203.51 | $233.02 | $271.52 | $323.51 | $608.11 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $251.10 | $251.10 | $251.10 | $251.10 | $251.10 |

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