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Pathologist Consultation On A Complex Lab Result

Colorado 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $53.70.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $72Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $30 to $87
$50$100facility $50professional $40

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$74.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$104.71

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 42nd of 51

$39.81

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.