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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88300

This is the most basic level of laboratory examination of a tissue specimen, in which a pathologist looks at the specimen with the naked eye rather than under a microscope. It is used for simple, low-complexity specimens where a visual check is sufficient to confirm what was removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $16.22.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $29Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20facility $27professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$11.75

WI $36.31AL $11.75

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.