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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Florida 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $52.48.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $51 to $135Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $23 to $95
$20$50$100facility $100professional $36

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$63.10
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 47th of 51

$36.31

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.