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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 July 2026.

How much does Office Consultation, Brief cost?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $50 to $631Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $69 to $257
$50$100$200$500facility $89professional $204

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Massachusetts than in South Carolina. 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· 14th of 50

$148

MA $263SC $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.