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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Arizona 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $26.92.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $28Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $16

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.78

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 35th of 51

$15.85

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.