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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Kansas 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$46.77$30.20 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$51.29 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $51 to $81Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $21 to $263
$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $47

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 10th of 51

$53.70

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.