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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

South Carolina 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $23.44.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50facility $15professional $13

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$12.88

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.