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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88304

A pathologist examines a surgically removed tissue specimen both visually and under a microscope to reach a diagnosis, at a complexity level typically used for more routine, lower-complexity specimens. The findings are summarized in a written pathology report.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Standard Tissue Specimen Examination cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$36.31 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$57.54 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $44 to $457Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $36 to $182
$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $72

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in West Virginia than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 9th of 51

$72.44

WV $132AL $34.67

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.