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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Louisiana 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $57.54.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $31 to $347Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $19 to $65
$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $37

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in West Virginia than in Kentucky. 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$37.15

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.