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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

South Carolina 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $47.86.

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 $43 · 10th to 90th $26 to $66Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $23 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $42

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
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$41.69

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.