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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Washington, DC 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $48.98.

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

Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $27 to $52
$20$50$100professional $44

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
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$43.65

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.