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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Colorado 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $63.10.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $29 to $78Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $22 to $120
$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $37

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
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$83.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 43rd of 51

$39.81

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.