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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Nebraska 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$257 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$195 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,000Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $204 to $794
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $468

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
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$549.54

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$417

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.