# CPT 88329: Pathology consultation during surgery

Medicare CPT 88329 pays $52.11 in a non-facility setting and $28.06 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $47.36 in Arkansas to $64.25 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88329-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Laboratory and Pathology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $52.11 |
| National facility | $28.06 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $64.25 | $38.64 |
| District of Columbia | $58.60 | $30.27 |
| California | $57.60 | $29.14 |
| New Jersey | $57.00 | $29.92 |
| New York | $56.97 | $30.15 |
| Washington | $56.58 | $29.17 |
| Massachusetts | $56.11 | $29.09 |
| Hawaii | $55.52 | $28.18 |
| Connecticut | $55.06 | $29.16 |
| Colorado | $53.93 | $28.35 |
| Maryland | $53.73 | $28.66 |
| Florida | $53.47 | $29.34 |
| Oregon | $53.47 | $28.13 |
| Rhode Island | $53.33 | $28.49 |
| New Hampshire | $53.13 | $28.10 |
| Illinois | $52.42 | $29.18 |
| Puerto Rico | $52.41 | $28.09 |
| Virgin Islands | $52.41 | $28.09 |
| Montana | $52.10 | $28.05 |
| Minnesota | $52.01 | $27.26 |
| Nevada | $51.91 | $27.84 |
| Pennsylvania | $51.80 | $28.24 |
| Wyoming | $51.76 | $27.71 |
| Delaware | $51.73 | $27.97 |
| Texas | $51.68 | $28.00 |
| North Dakota | $51.31 | $27.26 |
| South Dakota | $51.22 | $27.17 |
| Virginia | $51.22 | $27.58 |
| Vermont | $51.15 | $27.35 |
| Georgia | $51.06 | $28.12 |
| Arizona | $51.01 | $27.71 |
| Michigan | $50.88 | $28.30 |
| Maine | $50.32 | $27.34 |
| Utah | $50.23 | $27.62 |
| New Mexico | $49.96 | $27.91 |
| Wisconsin | $49.96 | $26.92 |
| South Carolina | $49.70 | $27.48 |
| Missouri | $49.69 | $27.62 |
| North Carolina | $49.68 | $27.24 |
| Louisiana | $49.64 | $27.68 |
| Ohio | $49.59 | $27.63 |
| Indiana | $49.30 | $27.00 |
| Idaho | $49.08 | $26.95 |
| Nebraska | $49.04 | $26.84 |
| West Virginia | $48.87 | $27.98 |
| Tennessee | $48.84 | $26.98 |
| Iowa | $48.83 | $26.83 |
| Kentucky | $48.77 | $27.39 |
| Oklahoma | $48.70 | $27.22 |
| Kansas | $48.65 | $26.91 |
| Alabama | $47.89 | $26.85 |
| Mississippi | $47.72 | $27.01 |
| Arkansas | $47.36 | $26.70 |

## Related codes

- 88300: Level I surgical pathology, gross examination only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88300-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88302: Level II surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88302-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88304: Level III surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88304-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88305: Level IV surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88305-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88307: Level V surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88307-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88309: Level VI surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88309-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88311: Decalcification procedure — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88311-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88312: Special stain, group I, microorganisms — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88312-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 88329 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules