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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $75.50 | $18.23 – $226.45 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $75.50 | $16.30 – $229.75 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $75.50 | $16.30 – $229.75 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | $76.00 | $29.60 – $174.12 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | $76.00 | $115.82 – $174.54 |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert, AZ | $77.02 | $76.18 – $301.36 |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus | Lakewood, NJ | $77.25 | $47.54 – $372.69 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville, NJ | $77.37 | $47.54 – $382.58 |
| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $77.42 | $55.95 – $386.10 |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | $77.81 | $69.25 – $273.96 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City, AZ | $79.94 | $69.25 – $301.36 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton | Hamilton Township, NJ | $79.98 | $73.91 – $372.69 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $80.01 | $37.58 – $319.41 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa, AZ | $80.30 | $69.25 – $301.36 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $81.12 | $44.52 – $160.00 |
| 64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus | Meridian, MS | $81.20 | $36.53 – $343.44 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | $82.12 | $62.45 – $301.36 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande, AZ | $83.59 | $76.95 – $273.96 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $86.49 | $31.86 – $652.00 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $86.49 | $31.86 – $366.75 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $86.49 | $31.86 – $392.78 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $86.49 | $31.86 – $113.79 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $86.49 | $31.86 – $182.31 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $86.49 | $31.86 – $32.70 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $87.50 | $24.17 – $295.77 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $87.50 | $26.01 – $295.77 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $87.50 | $24.99 – $295.77 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $87.50 | $24.99 – $295.77 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah, WA | $88.20 | not published |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | Glendale, AZ | $89.42 | $62.45 – $301.36 |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital | Vermillion, SD | $89.60 | $33.04 – $100.80 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $90.16 | $69.25 – $301.36 |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL | Vallejo, CA | $92.10 | $63.86 – $5,155.76 |
| RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | Marysville, CA | $92.62 | $63.86 – $395.76 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Appleton, WI | $92.91 | $45.52 – $345.95 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Oshkosh, WI | $92.91 | $45.52 – $345.95 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $93.24 | $11.12 – $42.96 |
| Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro | Hillsboro, ND | $93.60 | $28.33 – $105.30 |
| Sanford Medical Center Mayville | Mayville, ND | $93.60 | $28.33 – $105.30 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa, AZ | $95.63 | $69.25 – $301.36 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $95.93 | $39.29 – $232.95 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $95.93 | $39.29 – $232.95 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $95.93 | $39.29 – $232.95 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo, CA | $96.48 | $186.26 – $405.38 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $96.73 | $76.95 – $301.36 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | $97.00 | $42.88 – $210.30 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | $97.00 | $42.88 – $210.30 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | $97.00 | $42.88 – $210.30 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | $97.00 | $42.88 – $210.30 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton, VA | $97.00 | $42.88 – $174.12 |