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Office Consultation, Brief

Illinois 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?

$112

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $174.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $95 to $295Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $48 to $91
$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $59

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 14th of 49

$112

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.