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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Rhode Island 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 4 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$245$178 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$389 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $288 to $851Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $407
$100$200$500facility $724professional $245

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
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$245

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.