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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 October 2026.

How much does Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $575 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$229 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$407 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,148Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $525

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$575

AK $575AL $138

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.