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Detailed Tissue Specimen Examination

West Virginia 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 5 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$214$182 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$389 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,622Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $182 to $263
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $214

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
$91.20
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$977.24
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 11th of 51

$389

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.