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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 October 2026.

How much does Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$27.54 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$37.15 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $29 to $162Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $16 to $263
$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $39

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
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$64.57
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.41

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 24th of 51

$40.74

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.