Longer Telephone Consultation

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 99443

An extended telephone consultation with your own clinician about a medical problem, where the problem is discussed in detail, advice is given and a plan is agreed without an in-person visit. It applies when the call is not a follow-up to a recent visit for the same problem and does not lead straight to an appointment. The length of the call determines which version applies.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Longer Telephone Consultation cost?

$229

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $229.

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

Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $151 to $229

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $169.82 Median $213.80 Typical High $288.40	Professional	None	$169.82	$213.80	$288.40
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $229.09 Median $229.09 Typical High $229.09	Professional	None	$229.09	$229.09	$229.09
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $131.83 Median $151.36 Typical High $204.17	Professional	None	$131.83	$151.36	$204.17

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Tennessee than in Vermont. 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.

Washington, DC· 18th of 50

$229

TN $794VT $39.81

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.