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Office Consultation, Brief

Minnesota 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?

$257

Typical physician fee. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 to $257.

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 $191 · 10th to 90th $191 to $347Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $204 to $257
$50$100$200facility $191professional $257

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 Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$134.90
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 11th of 49

$257

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.