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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

North Carolina 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 7 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$224$200 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$219 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $44 to $617Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $158 to $525
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $224

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
$41.69
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$309.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$224

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.