Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at Avera St. Luke's

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Path Consult Intraop 1 Bloc

Aberdeen, SD

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Avera St. Luke's’s median price of $135 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 25% of the 2,420 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88331 at Avera St. Luke's

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 12 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare com fee schedule · both	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
2	Healthpartners com fee schedule · both	$126	$126	—	—	—	$126 – $126
3	Medica com fee schedule · both	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131
4	Medica ind fee schedule · both	$131	$131	—	—	—	$131 – $131
5	Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
6	Medica ind percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$137	$137	—	—	—	$137 – $137
7	Medica ind percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$138	$138	—	—	—	$138 – $138
8	Medica com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$161	$161	—	—	—	$161 – $161
9	Medica com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
10	UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
11	UnitedHealthcare com percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
12	Healthpartners com fee schedule · outpatient	$214	$214	—	—	—	$214 – $214

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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