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Pathologist Consultation On A Complex Lab Result

Washington, DC 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $44.67.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $36 to $45
$50$100professional $41

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
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$40.74

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.