Specialist consult, extended cost in Gulfport, MS
In Gulfport-Biloxi, MS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $96.00 to $134.70, with a median of $134.70. The lowest listed price is at Singing River Gulfport — $38.70 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $160.39 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 99244, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 24, 2026 and Feb 24, 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 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Gulfport lowest Gulfport, MS · (228) 575-7000 OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $96.00 | $480.00 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs, MS · (228) 575-7000 OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $134.70 | $449.00 | $9,277.00 | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula, MS · (228) 809-5000 OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $134.70 | $449.00 | — | 70% | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $96.00, median $134.70, highest $134.70 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is an office or outpatient consultation requested by another clinician, with moderate complexity decision making or at least 40 minutes of total time on the visit date under 2023 rules. It is used for more involved problems.
What the price covers
The price covers the specialist's consultation. Tests, procedures and any hospital facility fee are billed separately.