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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$26.30 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$41.69 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $32 to $76Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $58
$20$50$100facility $45professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th 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.