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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Delaware 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.18 to $26.30.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $224Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $14

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$14.79

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.