go back

Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Nebraska 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $83.18.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $35 to $126Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $22 to $91
$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $58

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
$21.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$102.33

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$57.54

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.