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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Iowa 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$11.22 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$20.42 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $47Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $17

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.10
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$100.00
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
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$56.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 32nd of 51

$17.38

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.