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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Mississippi 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.18 to $52.48.

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

Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $58
$20.0$50.0$100.0professional $41

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$91.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $40.74 · 22nd 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.