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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Georgia 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $263 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$145 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$195 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $138 to $457Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $107 to $692
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $257

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$562.34
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 36th of 51

$257

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.