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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Utah 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $66.07.

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

Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $19 to $74
$10$20$50$100professional $55

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
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 23rd of 51

$54.95

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.