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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

South Dakota 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $29.51.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $38Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $23

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
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.32
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$26.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 15th of 51

$23.44

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.