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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

New Hampshire 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $112.

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 $65 · 10th to 90th $31 to $158
$50$100$200professional $65

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
$30.90
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$91.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$125.89

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$64.57

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.