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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88307

A pathologist examines a surgically removed tissue specimen both visually and under a microscope to reach a diagnosis, at a level of complexity used for larger or more involved specimens. The findings are summarized in a written pathology report.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$447$245 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$170 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $72 to $676Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $447

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 23rd of 51

$288

MN $603FL $204

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.