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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam cost?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$15.85 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$32.36 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $32Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $47
$20$50$100facility $32professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$32.36

AK $123AR $28.18

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.