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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

New Jersey 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$229$174 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$437 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $209 to $19,953Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $129 to $501
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,023professional $229

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
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,311.31
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
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
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd of 51

$263

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.