Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Albertville, AL — inpatient

In Albertville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $214.50 to $214.50, with a median of $214.50. The lowest listed price is at Marshall Medical Center North and 1 other hospital. Across Alabama, the median is $169.01 at 36 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$214.50Marshall Medical Center North + 1 more
Median$214.50half pay less
Highest$214.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albertville, AL.

median
Lowest $214.50Highest $1,147.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marshall Medical Center North lowest Guntersville, AL TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $214.50 $214.50 $33.68–$167.31 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus lowest Boaz, AL TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $214.50 $214.50 $33.68–$167.31 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus lowest Boaz, AL TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $214.50 $214.50 $33.68–$167.31 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North lowest Guntersville, AL TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $214.50 $214.50 $33.68–$167.31 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, HC GROSS/ $275.10 $275.10 $33.68–$214.58 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, HC GROSS/ $275.10 $275.10 $33.68–$214.58 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, HC GROSS/ $275.10 $275.10 $33.68–$214.58 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, HC GROSS/ $275.10 $275.10 $33.68–$214.58 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, SURG PATH $801.72 $801.72 $33.68–$625.34 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, SURG PATH $801.72 $801.72 $33.68–$625.34 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, SURG PATH $801.72 $801.72 $33.68–$625.34 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-VP RENAL BIOPSY, SURG PATH $801.72 $801.72 $33.68–$625.34 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-MUSM,MUSCLE BX SURG LVL 4 $1,147.00 $1,147.00 $33.68–$894.66 — —
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HH Health System - Marshall LLC - Marshall Medical Centers South Campus Boaz, AL LAB-MUSM,MUSCLE BX SURG LVL 4 $1,147.00 $1,147.00 $33.68–$894.66 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-MUSM,MUSCLE BX SURG LVL 4 $1,147.00 $1,147.00 $33.68–$894.66 — —
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Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville, AL LAB-MUSM,MUSCLE BX SURG LVL 4 $1,147.00 $1,147.00 $33.68–$894.66 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $214.50, median $214.50, highest $214.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $214.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This code covers the lab exam of a tissue sample under a microscope. Most biopsies use it, including skin, colon polyp, stomach, breast core and prostate core biopsies.

What the price covers

The price is usually for one specimen. Each separate specimen is billed again, and the pathologist's reading may be billed separately.