# CPT 88332: Pathology consultation during surgery, additional tissue block, frozen section (add-on)

Medicare CPT 88332 pays $53.44 in a non-facility setting and $53.44 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $48.41 in Arkansas to $65.00 in Alaska, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88332-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Laboratory and Pathology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $53.44 |
| National facility | $53.44 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| District of Columbia | $60.51 | $60.51 |
| California | $59.95 | $59.95 |
| New Jersey | $58.70 | $58.70 |
| Washington | $58.58 | $58.58 |
| New York | $58.46 | $58.46 |
| Massachusetts | $58.02 | $58.02 |
| Hawaii | $57.74 | $57.74 |
| Connecticut | $56.54 | $56.54 |
| Colorado | $55.67 | $55.67 |
| Oregon | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Maryland | $55.17 | $55.17 |
| Rhode Island | $54.84 | $54.84 |
| New Hampshire | $54.73 | $54.73 |
| Florida | $54.19 | $54.19 |
| Minnesota | $53.94 | $53.94 |
| Puerto Rico | $53.80 | $53.80 |
| Virgin Islands | $53.80 | $53.80 |
| Montana | $53.44 | $53.44 |
| Nevada | $53.36 | $53.36 |
| Wyoming | $53.27 | $53.27 |
| Delaware | $53.07 | $53.07 |
| North Dakota | $53.04 | $53.04 |
| South Dakota | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Illinois | $52.99 | $52.99 |
| Pennsylvania | $52.98 | $52.98 |
| Texas | $52.98 | $52.98 |
| Vermont | $52.78 | $52.78 |
| Virginia | $52.68 | $52.68 |
| Arizona | $52.31 | $52.31 |
| Georgia | $52.07 | $52.07 |
| Maine | $51.71 | $51.71 |
| Michigan | $51.68 | $51.68 |
| Wisconsin | $51.58 | $51.58 |
| Utah | $51.37 | $51.37 |
| North Carolina | $50.96 | $50.96 |
| New Mexico | $50.80 | $50.80 |
| South Carolina | $50.80 | $50.80 |
| Missouri | $50.68 | $50.68 |
| Indiana | $50.66 | $50.66 |
| Louisiana | $50.57 | $50.57 |
| Ohio | $50.54 | $50.54 |
| Nebraska | $50.45 | $50.45 |
| Idaho | $50.42 | $50.42 |
| Iowa | $50.20 | $50.20 |
| Tennessee | $50.09 | $50.09 |
| Kansas | $49.90 | $49.90 |
| Oklahoma | $49.72 | $49.72 |
| Kentucky | $49.68 | $49.68 |
| West Virginia | $49.35 | $49.35 |
| Alabama | $48.98 | $48.98 |
| Mississippi | $48.62 | $48.62 |
| Arkansas | $48.41 | $48.41 |

## 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 88332 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