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Consultation With Another Dentist Or Doctor

South Carolina 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?

$41.69

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $70.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $27 to $126Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $42

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$41.69

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.