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Comprehensive Second-Opinion Pathology Review

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 88325

A pathologist conducts an in-depth review of medical records along with previously prepared tissue slides or specimens that were sent from another facility, then provides a detailed written report of their findings. This is typically requested for a second opinion on a complex or serious diagnosis, or before starting specialized treatment. It draws on material that was already prepared elsewhere, rather than newly obtained tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Comprehensive Second-Opinion Pathology Review cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $145 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$145 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$123 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,230Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $105 to $603
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $204

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Montana 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.

Minnesota· 8th of 51

$204

MT $263DE $112

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.