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Specialist Consultation For A Hospitalized Patient

Illinois rates for HCPCS 99253

This covers an initial evaluation of a hospitalized patient by a specialist at the request of another treating doctor, seeking advice or a second opinion on the patient's care. It involves a detailed review of the patient's history and a physical exam, along with medical decision-making of low complexity. The requesting doctor remains involved in the patient's care alongside the consulting specialist.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialist Consultation For A Hospitalized Patient cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$97.72 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$87.10 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $78 to $398Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $83 to $214
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $105professional $126

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Illinois· 30th of 51

$126

SD $209DC $95.50

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.