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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Illinois 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $57.54.

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 $85 · 10th to 90th $79 to $151Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $29 to $81
$20$50$100facility $85professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$102.33

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 25th of 51

$45.71

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.