Tissue Prep for Special Testing With Live Consult

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 88388

This covers a pathologist's work in examining, dissecting, and preparing a tissue sample for specialized laboratory testing that goes beyond looking at the tissue under a microscope, such as genetic or specialized cell-based analysis. This version includes the pathologist providing real-time consultation to the surgical team while the patient is still in the operating room. This helps guide decisions during the surgery based on the tissue findings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tissue Prep for Special Testing With Live Consult cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$47.86	$46.77 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$288	$102 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $30 to $302Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $47 to $69

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $38.02 Median $302.00 Typical High $363.08	Facility	Global	$38.02	$302.00	$363.08
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $47.86 Median $60.26 Typical High $79.43	Professional	Global	$47.86	$60.26	$79.43
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $29.51 Median $288.40 Typical High $288.40	Facility	Global	$29.51	$288.40	$288.40
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $46.77 Median $46.77 Typical High $69.18	Professional	Global	$46.77	$46.77	$69.18
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $151.36 Median $151.36 Typical High $151.36	Facility	Global	$151.36	$151.36	$151.36
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $234.42 Median $234.42 Typical High $234.42	Professional	Global	$234.42	$234.42	$234.42

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in California than in Florida. 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.

Minnesota· 25th of 42

$50.12

CA $234FL $10.23

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.