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
Pathology consultation during surgery; first tissue block, with frozen section(s), single specimen
Lebanon, KY
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Spring View Hospital’s median price of $18 is 90% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 0% of the 2,445 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: 2 payers, 3 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 anthem hix facility · case rate · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs of ky hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc all payer facility · case rate · outpatient | $157 | $157 | — | — | — | $157 – $157 |
Last updated: Jul 10, 2026
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