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Extended Telephone Consultation, Nonphysician

Nevada rates for HCPCS 98968

A telephone consultation given by a qualified health professional who is not a physician, such as a therapist, dietitian or speech-language pathologist, for a patient already under their care. This covers the longest of these calls, roughly 20 to 30 minutes of discussion, when the call does not simply lead into an office visit shortly afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extended Telephone Consultation, Nonphysician cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$32.36 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$30.90 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $25 to $35Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $30 to $52
$20$50$100facility $31professional $37

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nevada· 35th of 51

$37.15

MN $69.18DE $33.88

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.