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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Idaho 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $93.33.

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 $58 · 10th to 90th $29 to $105Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $32 to $107
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $58professional $66

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
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$66.07

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.