Biopsy pathology exam cost in Ardmore, OK
In Ardmore, OK, 3 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $125.45 to $298.35, with a median of $194.25. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Ardmore — $68.80 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $159.23 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 88305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Ardmore, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore lowest Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Path Exam-Cell Block | $125.45 | $193.00 | $46.47–$93.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Surg Path Lev IV Gross and Micro | $194.25 | $259.00 | $142.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Prostate Needle Bx Gross and Micro | $194.25 | $259.00 | $142.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Bone Marrow Biopsy Interp Np | $194.25 | $259.00 | $142.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Path Exam Renal Bx Lvl IV | $194.25 | $259.00 | $142.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $194.25 | $259.00 | $142.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Headlton Healdton, OK Path Exam-Cell Block | $194.25 | $259.00 | $142.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Prostate Needle Bx Gross and Micro | $238.55 | $367.00 | $52.66–$118.48 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Bone Marrow Biopsy Interp Np | $245.70 | $378.00 | $46.47–$93.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Path Exam Renal Bx Lvl IV | $245.70 | $378.00 | $46.47–$93.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK · (580) 229-0701 Path Exam Renal Bx Lvl IV | $298.35 | $459.00 | $62.20–$93.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK · (580) 229-0701 Surg Path Lev IV Gross and Micro | $298.35 | $459.00 | $62.20–$93.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK · (580) 229-0701 Path Exam-Cell Block | $302.90 | $466.00 | $88.54–$419.40 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK · (580) 229-0701 Prostate Needle Bx Gross and Micro | $304.85 | $469.00 | $89.11–$422.10 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK · (580) 223-5400 Surg Path Lev IV Gross and Micro | $3,350.46 | $5,154.55 | $1,209.19–$2,720.73 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $125.45, median $194.25, highest $298.35 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $194.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.