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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $23.99.

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 $13,804 · 10th to 90th $562 to $16,218Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.99
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.90
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.32
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th 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.