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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Nebraska 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.59 to $36.31.

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 $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $129Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $123
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $25

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.92

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 11th of 51

$25.70

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.