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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

North Carolina 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$30.20$23.99 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$26.30 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $24 to $98Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $60
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $27professional $30

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
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$64.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$281.84
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $28.18 · 46th 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.