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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

New Mexico 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $66.07.

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 $51 · 10th to 90th $32 to $74Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $29 to $89
$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $50

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
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$81.28

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 20th of 51

$50.12

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.