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Consultation With Another Dentist Or Doctor

Washington 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 6 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$69.18$40.74 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$63.10 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $59 to $129Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $28 to $112
$50$100$200facility $83professional $69

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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 12th of 51

$70.79

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.