Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at MVHS, Inc.

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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HC Consult W/ Frozen Section

Utica, NY

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MVHS, Inc.’s median price of $216 is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 68% 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 MVHS, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 21 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	Excellus excellus bcbs medicaid percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$171	$171	—	—	1–10	$171 – $171
2	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
3	UnitedHealthcare uhc empire plan fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
4	Humana humana military other · outpatient	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
5	Tricare humana military other · outpatient	$193	$193	—	—	—	$193 – $193
6	Excellus excellus bcbs medicare advantage other · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
7	Humana humana medicare advantage other · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
8	Medicare medicare other · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	1–10	$213 – $213
9	Optum vaccn optum other · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
10	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage other · outpatient	$215	$215	—	—	—	$215 – $215
11	Aetna aetna medicare advantage other · outpatient	$217	$217	—	—	—	$217 – $217
12	WellCare wellcare medicare advantage other · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	—	$219 – $219
13	Aetna aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$386	$386	—	—	—	$386 – $386
14	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$421	$421	—	—	—	$421 – $421
15	Bcbs Ny excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$441	$441	—	—	—	$441 – $441
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$441	$441	—	—	3–30	$441 – $441
17	Excellus excellus bcbs hmo/ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$441	$441	—	—	47	$441 – $441
18	Excellus excellus bcbs indemnity percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$441	$441	—	—	15	$441 – $441
19	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$459	$459	—	—	—	$459 – $459
20	Humana humana hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$486	$486	—	—	—	$486 – $486
21	Cigna mvp and cigna commercial other · outpatient	$611	$611	—	—	—	$611 – $611

Last updated: Aug 7, 2026

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