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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

New Jersey 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$30.90$25.12 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$57.54 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $29 to $19,953Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $19 to $63
$100$1K$10Kfacility $162professional $31

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
$30.90
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$47.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
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
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$34.67

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.