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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Oklahoma 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$10.23 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$10.96 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $14

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
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 44th of 51

$14.13

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.