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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Connecticut 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $34.67.

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 $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $14Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44
$10$20$50facility $14professional $22

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 19th of 51

$21.88

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.