Specialist consult, extended cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 15 hospitals list a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $45.60 to $342.04, with a median of $45.60. The lowest listed price is at St Anthony's Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $45.60 at 24 hospitals.
- The median here, $45.60, is 79% below the US median of $219.70.
- 5 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 cities for code 99244, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's Hospital lowest St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 825-1100 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel lowest Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 914-1000 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant Hospital lowest Clearwater, FL · (727) 462-7000 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| Mease Countryside Hospital lowest Safety Harbor, FL · (727) 734-6950 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| Morton Plant NorthBay Hospital lowest New Port Richey, FL · (727) 842-8468 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital lowest Plant City, FL · (813) 757-1200 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| BayCare Alliant Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $38.00–$76.00 | 40% |
| Mease Dunedin Hospital lowest Dunedin, FL · (727) 733-1111 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| St. Joseph's Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 870-4398 NS LACTATION CONSULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $13.68–$76.00 | 40% |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Patient Consult Comp File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $176.05 | $503.00 | — | 65% |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $342.04 | $342.04 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $342.04 | $342.04 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $342.04 | $342.04 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $342.04 | $342.04 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC OFFICE/OP CONSULT NEW/ESTAB PATIENT 40 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $342.04 | $342.04 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $45.60, median $45.60, highest $342.04 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $45.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.