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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $29Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $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
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$21.38

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 23rd 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.