# Specialist consultation (standard): what Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield pays, by state

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

- Insurer: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, New York)
- Billing code: 99243 (Office visits)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, office, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-21
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $124.43 | $129.92 | $135.41 | $140.89 | $146.38 |

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