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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Nevada 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$25.12$19.95 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$27.54 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $25 to $76Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $60
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $30professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 49th of 51

$28.84

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.