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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88329

This is a consultation from a pathologist while a surgery is still underway, giving the surgical team real-time guidance based on an initial look at removed tissue. It is a general service that can lead to further, more detailed tissue examination during the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pathologist Consultation During Surgery cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $138.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $27 to $81Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $27 to $234
$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $68

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
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$208.93

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Minnesota than in Arizona. 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.

Alaska· 12th of 51

$60.26

MN $89.13AZ $34.67

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.