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Telehealth Consultation, ED or Inpatient, 50 Minutes

California rates for HCPCS G0426

Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 50 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Telehealth Consultation, ED or Inpatient, 50 Minutes cost?

$132

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $182.

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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $126 to $676Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $65 to $832
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $155professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$354.81
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$316.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 37th of 51

$132

AK $288TX $110

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.