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Office Consultation, Brief

California rates for HCPCS 99241

A consultation in an office or clinic, where a doctor gives an opinion or advice on a problem at the request of another provider and then reports back to them. This is the shortest of the consultation visits, used for a straightforward problem, and typically takes about fifteen minutes face to face.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Office Consultation, Brief cost?

$61.66

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $263.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $50 to $50Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $47 to $263
$50$100$200facility $50professional $62

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Tennessee than in Idaho. 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.

California· 25th of 49

$61.66

TN $263ID $30.20

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.