Specialist consultation cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes as an inpatient: from $169.00 to $335.00, with a median of $230.00. The lowest listed price is at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — $61.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $340.52 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 99243, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC OFFICE CONSULTATION NEW OR ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN | $169.00 | $169.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC OFFICE CONSULTATION NEW OR ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN | $230.00 | $230.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC OFFICE CONSULTATION NEW OR ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN | $335.00 | $335.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $169.00, median $230.00, highest $335.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $230.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is an office or outpatient consultation, when a specialist sees you at another clinician's request for advice. Since 2023 it requires low complexity decision making or at least 30 minutes of total time on the visit date.
What the price covers
The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests and procedures are billed separately, and hospital clinics may add a facility fee.