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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Arizona 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $50.12.

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 $49 · 10th to 90th $33 to $78Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $195
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $35

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
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 51st of 51

$34.67

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.