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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.49 to $23.44.

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 $47 · 10th to 90th $47 to $47Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29
$5$10$20$50facility $47professional $15

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$54.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.12

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th 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.