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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Idaho 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $31.62.

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 $37 · 10th to 90th $16 to $93Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $20 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $29

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
$31.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 6th of 51

$28.84

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.