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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Missouri 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$30.90$27.54 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$28.18 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $158Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $23 to $91
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $31

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$104.71
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
$50.12
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$63.10

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $31.62 · 34th 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.