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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

North Dakota 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $132.

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 $33 · 10th to 90th $22 to $59Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $32 to $151
$20$50$100$200facility $33professional $81

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
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$75.86

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.