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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Maryland 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $52.48.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $74Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $28 to $89
$20$50$100facility $30professional $43

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
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 36th of 51

$42.66

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.