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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

North Dakota 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$57.54 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$21.88 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $22 to $162Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $44 to $87
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $66

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
$21.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$64.57

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.