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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $33.11.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $79Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33
$10$20$50facility $79professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.17
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 14th 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.