Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at Dignity Health

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

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S/O FROZEN SECT 1ST BLCK

Gilbert, AZ

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Dignity Health’s median price of $183 is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 52% 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 Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 26 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	Cigna commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$87	$87	—	—	—	$87 – $87
2	Cigna commercial\|localplus surefit fee schedule · outpatient	$93	$93	—	—	—	$93 – $93
3	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|dignityhealthemployee fee schedule · outpatient	$102	$102	—	—	—	$102 – $102
4	UnitedHealthcare medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient	$119	$119	—	—	—	$119 – $119
7	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$122	$122	—	—	1–10	$122 – $122
8	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$122	$122	—	—	1–10	$122 – $122
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$159	$159	—	—	1–10	$159 – $159
10	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
12	Cigna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
13	First Health medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
14	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
15	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$187	$187	—	—	—	$187 – $187
16	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	1–10	$195 – $195
17	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|navigate fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
18	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$195	$195	—	—	—	$195 – $195
19	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
20	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
21	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|workers comp fee schedule · outpatient	$236	$236	—	—	—	$236 – $236
23	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
24	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$395	$395	—	—	—	$395 – $395
25	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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