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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Colorado 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $28.84.

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 $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $37Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$24.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$10.72
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.12

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 33rd of 51

$16.22

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.