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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Oregon 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 9 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$56.23$38.02 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$77.62 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $43 to $251Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132
$10$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $56

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
$77.62
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$61.66
HealthNet
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$100.00

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$67.61

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.