Biopsy pathology exam cost in Canton, OH
In Canton-Massillon, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $115.20 to $214.50, with a median of $164.85. The lowest listed price is at Aultman Hospital — $49.65 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $203.45 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 15, 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 Canton-Massillon, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aultman Hospital lowest Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Noncdm Charge Record | $115.20 | $256.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Lab-Bone M Aspir Processing | $142.65 | $317.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Lab-Bone M Biopsy Processing | $142.65 | $317.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Lab-Sur Path Level 4 | $142.65 | $317.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Lab-Cell Block Screen | $142.65 | $317.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $214.50 | $330.00 | $83.85–$330.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 SURGERY PATH GROSS MICRO LEVEL 4 | $239.85 | $369.00 | $30.49–$369.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 EM THICK ONLY | $239.85 | $369.00 | $104.35–$369.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 SP BIOPSY PROSTATE | $239.85 | $369.00 | $30.49–$369.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 489-1111 SKIN MICRO LEVEL 4 | $239.85 | $369.00 | $1.11–$111.96 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH · (330) 363-9911 Lab-Sat Bx Prostate | $1,405.80 | $3,124.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $115.20, median $164.85, highest $214.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $177.53. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88305 ($186.06). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OHLab-Cell Block Screen* | $5.40 | file |