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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Hawaii 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $69.18.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $87
$50$100professional $52

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
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$51.29
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 25th of 51

$52.48

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.