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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston, TX | $288.40 | $88.10 – $824.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $288.40 | $99.04 – $824.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital | Spring, TX | $288.40 | $99.04 – $824.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital | The Woodlands, TX | $288.40 | $99.04 – $824.00 |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center | Newberg, OR | $290.25 | $46.09 – $346.55 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland, OR | $290.25 | $40.86 – $613.76 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland, OR | $290.25 | $40.86 – $613.76 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | $290.25 | $40.86 – $613.76 |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital | Hood River, OR | $290.25 | not published |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital | Milwaukie, OR | $290.25 | $40.86 – $613.76 |
| CHI Health Plainview | Plainview, NE | $290.64 | $211.06 – $468.56 |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena, TX | $292.25 | $99.04 – $626.25 |
| Harbour View Medical Center | Suffolk, VA | $293.40 | not published |
| HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $293.69 | $278.77 – $284.64 |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler, NE | $294.10 | $74.12 – $391.75 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | Worthington, MN | $296.80 | $125.89 – $333.90 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE | Grapevine, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING | Irving, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE | Rowlett, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY | McKinney, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY | Frisco, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $372.34 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO | Plano, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON | Denton, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY | McKinney, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $297.87 | $35.00 – $423.12 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | $298.08 | $40.69 – $456.43 |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital | Grass Valley, CA | $299.21 | $24.40 – $36.41 |
| St Mary's Hospital | Richmond, VA | $300.00 | not published |
| St Francis Medical Center | Midlothian, VA | $300.00 | not published |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Mechanicsville, VA | $300.00 | not published |
| Healdsburg Hospital | Healdsburg, CA | $300.39 | $74.30 – $229.55 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $301.95 | $44.88 – $204.77 |
| SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $301.95 | $38.18 – $149.16 |
| UPMC East | Monroeville, PA | $303.00 | $28.11 – $404.00 |
| St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus | Missoula, MT | $307.20 | $68.23 – $513.12 |
| Adventhealth Central Texas | Killeen, TX | $307.21 | $171.15 – $552.48 |
| AdventHealth Deland | Deland, FL | $313.23 | $169.02 – $354.81 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Madison, WI | $314.01 | $18.17 – $122.46 |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News, VA | $314.40 | not published |
| Maryview Hospital | Portsmouth, VA | $314.40 | not published |
| SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS | NASHVILLE, TN | $316.30 | $23.64 – $149.16 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $318.32 | $52.31 – $52.31 |
| Newark Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $318.32 | $37.36 – $52.31 |
| Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital | Cedar Park, TX | $319.68 | $33.72 – $675.89 |
| Waldo County General Hospital | Belfast, ME | $320.00 | $60.04 – $115.00 |
| HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL | Sebring, FL | $320.00 | $149.16 – $257.28 |