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Pathologist Consultation During Surgery

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $51.29.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $38 to $87Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $21 to $72
$20$50$100facility $54professional $38

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
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th 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.