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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88302

A pathologist examines tissue removed during a minor surgical procedure under a microscope, at a basic level of detail typically used for straightforward, routine specimens such as a hernia sac. It confirms the tissue's identity and checks for anything unexpected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 6 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$54.95$25.70 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$33.11 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $23 to $214Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $26 to $138
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $69professional $55

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in West Virginia than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $54.95 · 8th of 51
WV $129KY $24.55

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.