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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Washington, DC 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $83.18.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $20 to $135
$10$20$50$100professional $39

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$173.78

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$38.90

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.