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Pathologist Consultation On Test Results

Montana rates for HCPCS 80505

A pathologist reviews a patient's laboratory results together with the relevant parts of the medical record at the treating doctor's request, and provides a written interpretation and advice. This is the longer, more involved version, used where the picture is complex and takes substantial review to work through.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pathologist Consultation On Test Results cost?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $145 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$91.20 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$126 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $126 to $178Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $60 to $151
$100$200facility $145professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$154.88

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$138

AK $269AL $53.70

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.