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Office Consultation, Brief

South 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 July 2026.

How much does Office Consultation, Brief cost?

$30.20

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $39.81.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $129 to $129Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $60
$50$100facility $129professional $30

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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 50th of 50

$30.20

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.