Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block cost at US hospitals

HC Consultation Pathology During Surgery Frozen Section First Tissue Block · CPT 88331

$12.00

lowest cash price

$226.50

national median

$2,246.00

highest cash price

883

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $12.00–$2,246.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$12.00

French Hospital — San Luis Obispo, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$2,246.00

HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER — Houston, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($197.52) → Sep 1, 2026 ($303.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $208.74 $208.74 $348.66
Arizona 23 $39.06 $97.46 $413.30
Arkansas 10 $16.56 $198.90 $675.00
California 82 $12.00 $240.41 $548.25
Colorado 16 $145.17 $924.90 $2,028.92
Florida 65 $20.00 $512.85 $2,055.00
Georgia 25 $137.94 $223.86 $1,511.18
Hawaii 2 $135.68 $135.68 $235.50
Illinois 40 $58.80 $217.20 $889.20
Indiana 26 $133.50 $336.00 $438.00
Iowa 29 $58.80 $198.40 $453.60
Kansas 10 $118.40 $1,162.59 $1,404.57
Kentucky 16 $44.97 $224.87 $904.02
Louisiana 1 $56.94 $56.94 $56.94
Maine 7 $190.00 $320.00 $350.20
Maryland 2 $48.60 $48.60 $48.60
Michigan 27 $30.80 $185.00 $408.80
Minnesota 12 $43.82 $120.00 $296.80
Mississippi 8 $15.96 $63.00 $81.20
Missouri 17 $143.65 $204.60 $1,540.42
Montana 2 $73.60 $73.60 $307.20
Nebraska 13 $29.90 $225.96 $410.64
Nevada 3 $28.70 $31.78 $40.04
New Hampshire 1 $706.20 $706.20 $706.20
New Jersey 21 $42.95 $77.37 $201.80
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $66.00 $202.78 $1,391.00
North Carolina 14 $139.50 $238.40 $563.00
North Dakota 4 $93.60 $93.60 $241.60
Ohio 68 $70.00 $274.80 $1,035.00
Oklahoma 12 $86.49 $86.49 $558.80
Oregon 13 $105.32 $219.30 $290.25
Pennsylvania 30 $104.40 $337.20 $882.00
South Carolina 11 $160.00 $180.00 $274.80
South Dakota 7 $89.60 $104.00 $265.60
Tennessee 37 $35.56 $56.28 $1,421.86
Texas 116 $57.87 $410.52 $2,246.00
Virginia 39 $47.40 $136.00 $1,898.00
Washington 32 $60.90 $149.60 $453.60
West Virginia 17 $61.00 $124.00 $792.50
Wisconsin 34 $92.91 $230.00 $436.15
Wyoming 4 $143.64 $195.05 $274.86

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $258.50 $44.53 – $143.50
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $258.50 $44.53 – $143.50
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $259.50 $52.96 – $243.34
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $260.00 not published
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $260.40 not published
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $260.50 $52.96 – $243.34
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $261.50 $38.44 – $175.50
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $261.60 $24.98 – $699.76
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $261.60 $25.16 – $701.34
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $262.60 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $262.68 $36.94 – $374.32
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $262.68 $36.94 – $374.88
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $262.68 $38.30 – $372.34
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $262.68 $135.64 – $238.80
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $263.50 $52.96 – $287.00
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $265.60 $123.23 – $298.80
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $265.60 $147.24 – $298.80
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $268.50 $52.96 – $189.27
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $268.50 $52.96 – $189.27
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $273.60 $40.69 – $114.00
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $273.87 $465.77 – $465.77
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $274.80 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $274.80 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $274.80 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $274.80 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $274.80 not published
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $274.80 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $274.80 not published
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $274.86 $165.12 – $333.68
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo, IA $274.95 $35.88 – $329.20
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $274.95 $92.09 – $329.20
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $275.40 not published
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $276.00 $9.60 – $228.46
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $276.00 $9.60 – $235.91
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $280.00 $7.88 – $256.96
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $280.37 $41.08 – $367.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $280.37 $41.08 – $367.00
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $282.52 $36.00 – $423.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $282.52 $36.00 – $423.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $282.52 $26.00 – $423.77
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $282.52 $56.50 – $423.12
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $282.52 $36.00 – $423.77
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $282.70 $182.57 – $191.70
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $282.70 $182.57 – $191.70
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $282.80 $80.11 – $405.38
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $282.88 $118.76 – $894.01
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $282.88 $92.37 – $803.60
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $287.40 not published
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $287.65 $68.35 – $594.87
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $288.40 $99.04 – $824.00

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