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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Virginia 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.49 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$5$10$20$50facility $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. 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
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.77
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd of 51

$14.45

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.