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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Louisiana 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $19.05.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $18Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29
$10$20$50facility $15professional $18

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
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$17.78

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.