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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Michigan 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$31.62 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$34.67 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $30 to $151Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $44

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
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$117.49
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.72
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 19th of 51

$47.86

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.