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Consultation With Another Dentist Or Doctor

Minnesota 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 4 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$295$89.13 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$30.20 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $30 to $295Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $35 to $295
$50$100$200facility $51professional $295

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$67.61

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$295

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.