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Detailed Specialist Consultation

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 99244

This office visit covers a thorough consultation with a specialist, called in by another doctor to evaluate a specific problem and give an opinion or recommendation back to the referring provider. It involves a detailed history, a comprehensive examination, and decision-making of moderate complexity. A written report is typically sent back to the doctor who requested the opinion.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Detailed Specialist Consultation cost?

$186

Typical physician fee. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $112 to $240Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $138 to $257
$100$200facility $162professional $186

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

New Mexico· 14th of 51

$186

AK $288AL $123

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.