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Extra Site Checked During A Surgical Tissue Consultation

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $56.23.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $46 to $93
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $51

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $51.29 · 29th of 51
MN $117DE $37.15

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.