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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Kansas 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$269$245 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$214 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $191 to $490Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $200 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $269

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 28th of 51

$269

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.