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Office Consultation, Brief

Massachusetts 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$263 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$33.11 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $33 to $58Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $263 to $263
$50$100$200facility $33professional $263

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 2nd of 49

$263

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.