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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 October 2026.

How much does Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$26.30 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$54.95 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $43 to $55Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $18 to $59
$20$50$100facility $55professional $41

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
$22.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
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
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 16th of 51

$48.98

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.