go back

Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

Utah 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$182$100 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$195 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $195 to $933Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $83 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $182

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
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$191

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.