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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

North Dakota 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63.10 to $174.

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

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $100 to $427Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $29 to $174
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $66

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
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$83.18

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.