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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

New Jersey 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $50.12.

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 $16,218 · 10th to 90th $13,804 to $16,218Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $25 to $69
$100$1K$10Kfacility $16,218professional $40

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
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$40.74

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.