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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Indiana 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $43.65.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $28 to $105Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $51
$20$50$100facility $33professional $35

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
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$35.48

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.