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Unlisted Tissue Examination Service

Ohio 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $115 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 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$8.32$0.07 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$105 to $72,444

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $105 to $87,096Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $0 to $71
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $115professional $8

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72,443.60
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 26th of 33

$30.20

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.