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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $93.33.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $35 to $490Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $27 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $43professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$54.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 43rd 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.