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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Georgia 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$22.39 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$23.44 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $14 to $87
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $43

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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$144.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.17

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 27th of 51

$39.81

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.