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.
Original text from hospital filings
HC PATH CONSULT IN SURGW FRZ SEC - 1S
San Diego, CA
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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $244 is 35% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 76% of the 2,420 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 7 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $108 | $108 | — | — | — | $108 – $108 |
| 3 | Optum optum health - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 4 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $234 | $234 | — | — | — | $234 – $234 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $257 | $257 | — | — | — | $257 – $257 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $261 | $261 | — | — | — | $261 – $261 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $269 | $269 | — | — | — | $269 – $269 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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