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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Indiana 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$25.12 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$29.51 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $23 to $120Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $58
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $43professional $32

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
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.75
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
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
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.75

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 40th of 51

$33.11

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.