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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Maryland 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $97.72.

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

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $87 to $162Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $26 to $95
$10$20$50$100$200facility $100professional $38

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
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$44.67

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.