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Basic Surgical Tissue Pathology Exam

Virginia 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$33.88$29.51 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$26.92 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $9 to $138Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $62
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $44professional $34

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
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$33.88

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.