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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Montana 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $93.33.

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 $89 · 10th to 90th $59 to $105Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $50 to $98
$50$100facility $89professional $63

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$67.61

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.