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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Kentucky 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 7 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$23.99$21.88 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$38.02 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $23 to $135Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $20 to $58
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $89professional $24

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
$38.02
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
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
$15.14
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $24.55 · 51st 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.