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Unlisted Tissue Examination Service

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 88399

A laboratory examination of tissue removed during surgery or a biopsy for which no standard named entry exists. It is used when a pathologist performs an uncommon or newly developed analysis on a tissue specimen that does not match an established description. A written account of the work done accompanies the claim.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Tissue Examination Service cost?

$72.44

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $107.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $78Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $372 to $372
$100$200facility $72professional $372

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 34673.7 times more in Kentucky than in Michigan. 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 33

$72.44

KY $104,713MI $3.02

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.