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Pathologist Consultation On A Complex Lab Result

North Dakota 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $129.

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

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $30 to $55Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $33 to $166
$50$100$200facility $36professional $100

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
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$95.50

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.