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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Arkansas 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.49 to $27.54.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $3 to $62Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $19

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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 26th of 51

$18.62

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.