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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Utah 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$30.20$25.12 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$45.71 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $46 to $102Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $46
$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $30

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 45th of 51

$31.62

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.