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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Oregon 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$32.36 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$26.92 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $12 to $110Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $24 to $100
$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $56

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
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$74.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$52.48

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.