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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $77.62.

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 $65 · 10th to 90th $36 to $78
$50$100professional $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
$36.31
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$61.66
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 13th 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.