Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at Dignity Health

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FROZEN SECT FIRST BLOCK

Phoenix, 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 2,445 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: 8 payers, 28 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 commercial\|navigate fee schedule · outpatient	$68	$68	—	—	—	$68 – $68
2	Cigna commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$87	$87	—	—	—	$87 – $87
3	Cigna commercial\|localplus surefit fee schedule · outpatient	$93	$93	—	—	1–10	$93 – $93
4	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$98	$98	—	—	17	$98 – $98
5	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$98	$98	—	—	—	$98 – $98
6	UnitedHealthcare medicaid\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$107	$107	—	—	—	$107 – $107
7	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$122	$122	—	—	18	$122 – $122
8	Aetna commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$124	$124	—	—	1–10	$124 – $124
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|dignityhealthemployee fee schedule · outpatient	$143	$143	—	—	—	$143 – $143
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|maricopafocus fee schedule · outpatient	$161	$161	—	—	—	$161 – $161
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|neighborhood fee schedule · outpatient	$161	$161	—	—	—	$161 – $161
12	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|dual complete case rate · outpatient	$178	$178	—	—	—	$178 – $178
13	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
15	Cigna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
16	First Health medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
17	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
18	Optum medicare\|optumcare fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	1–10	$183 – $183
19	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	18	$183 – $183
20	Optum medicare\|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient	$201	$201	—	—	—	$201 – $201
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$215	$215	—	—	1–10	$215 – $215
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial\|workers comp fee schedule · outpatient	$317	$317	—	—	—	$317 – $317
23	Optum commercial\|optumhealth fee schedule · outpatient	$354	$354	—	—	—	$354 – $354
24	Cigna commercial\|lifesource fee schedule · outpatient	$414	$414	—	—	—	$414 – $414
25	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$527	$527	—	—	—	$527 – $527

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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