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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Connecticut 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $79.43.

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 $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $32Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $23 to $110
$20$50$100facility $32professional $45

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
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$131.83

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$44.67

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.