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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Oregon 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 8 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$26.92$15.85 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$16.22 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $14 to $48
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $27

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
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$32.36
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$12.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$35.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$38.90

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$26.92

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.