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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

North Dakota 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$479 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$195 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $195 to $631Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $245 to $741
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $562

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
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$501

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.