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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Tennessee 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 6 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$263$204 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$646 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,820Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $162 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $263

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$346.74

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th of 51

$263

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.