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Standard Tissue Specimen Examination

Wyoming 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52.48 to $126.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $52 to $126
$50$100$200professional $79

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$63.10

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 7th of 51

$79.43

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.