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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Georgia 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $30.20.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $42
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$8.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.22
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$57.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$31.62

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$19.05

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.