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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Iowa 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 8 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$33.11$23.44 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$45.71 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $38 to $105Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $62professional $33

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$154.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$158.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $33.88 · 31st 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.