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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Montana 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $47.86.

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 $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $39Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62
$10$20$50facility $28professional $39

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$19.05

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$31.62

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.