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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Michigan 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $26.30.

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 $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $40Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$5$10$20$50facility $30professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.59
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.38

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 24th of 51

$19.50

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.