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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Minnesota 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 6 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$66.07$43.65 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$75.86 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $32 to $263Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $32 to $148
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $135professional $66

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
$31.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.99
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $72.44 · 2nd 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.