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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

South 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $38 to $98Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $32 to $151
$50$100facility $62professional $66

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
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$66.07

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.