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Extra Site Checked During A Surgical Tissue Consultation

Iowa rates for HCPCS 88334

During surgery, a pathologist quickly examines a tissue sample under the microscope using a touch or scrape preparation, giving the surgical team an immediate read on what the tissue shows while the operation is still underway. This covers an additional site examined this way beyond the first, and it is billed in addition to the main procedure it supports.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Extra Site Checked During A Surgical Tissue Consultation cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $110 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$61.66$36.31 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$66.07 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $65 to $162Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $30 to $120
$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $62

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$131.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Nevada. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$63.10

WI $120NV $31.62

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.