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Pathologist Consultation On A Complex Lab Result

Alaska rates for HCPCS 80504

This is a pathologist's professional service reviewing an unusual, unexpected, or hard-to-interpret laboratory result and providing expert clinical guidance directly to the treating doctor about what it likely means and how it might affect the patient's care. It is a consultation about test results and their interpretation, not the hands-on examination of a tissue sample under a microscope. It typically happens behind the scenes, without direct involvement of the patient.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pathologist Consultation On A Complex Lab Result cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $191.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $36 to $40Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $36 to $229
$50$100$200facility $36professional $91

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$223.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 7th of 51

$72.44

MN $102DE $33.88

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.