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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Louisiana 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $64.57.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $28 to $56Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $31 to $132
$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $48

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
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$47.86

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.