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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Oklahoma 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$28.18 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$30.20 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $28 to $95Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $15 to $83
$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$173.78

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 47th of 51

$38.02

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.