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Office Consultation, Brief

North Carolina 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?

$60.26

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $191.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $49 to $195
$50$100professional $60

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 North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 49

$60.26

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.