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Tissue Sample Examination by a Pathologist

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 88305

The laboratory examination of a tissue sample removed during a biopsy or procedure, in which a pathologist looks at both the specimen itself and thin slices of it under a microscope to reach a diagnosis. It covers a wide range of common tissue types and biopsy specimens sent for routine evaluation, such as skin lesions or samples taken during endoscopy. The written pathology report from this exam is used to guide diagnosis and treatment decisions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tissue Sample Examination by a Pathologist cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$105$74.13 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$135 to $316

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $68 to $603Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $54 to $324
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $105

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
$67.61
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in North Dakota 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.

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$120

ND $162AL $58.88

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.