Frozen section pathology consultation, one specimen at Rush Medical Foundation

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

HC OR CONSULT W/FROZ SECT/SMR 1ST

Meridian, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $126 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 22% 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 Rush Medical Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 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 all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$55	$66	$47	70%	—	$21 – $157
2	Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$74	$74	$37	50%	—	$37 – $112
3	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
4	Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$89	$106	$36	34%	—	$73 – $157
5	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$110	$110	—	—	—	$110 – $110
6	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$108	$116	$29	25%	—	$89 – $158
7	Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$123	$123	$34	28%	—	$89 – $157
8	Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$123	$123	$34	28%	—	$89 – $157
9	WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$123	$123	$34	28%	—	$89 – $157
10	MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$134	$134	—	—	—	$134 – $134
11	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$144	$144	—	—	—	$144 – $144
12	Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$171	$171	—	—	—	$171 – $171
13	Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	$48	28%	—	$124 – $219
14	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$204	$225	$101	45%	—	$125 – $368

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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