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Consultation With Another Dentist Or Doctor

California rates for HCPCS D9310

An evaluation carried out by a dentist or doctor other than the one who asked for it, to get a second professional view or a diagnosis on a particular problem. The person consulted need not be a specialist; what matters is that they are not the clinician requesting the opinion. It is a visit for assessment and advice, with the findings reported back to the dentist who asked.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Consultation With Another Dentist Or Doctor cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 9 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$81.28$39.81 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$38.90 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $30 to $148Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $28 to $105
$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $81

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Minnesota than in South Dakota. 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.

California· 8th of 51

$79.43

MN $295SD $29.51

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.