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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Arizona 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$21.88 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$33.88 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $21 to $120Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $19 to $263
$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $31

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
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.37

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 31st of 51

$36.31

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.