Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Celina, OH — inpatient

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $225.54 to $225.54, with a median of $225.54. Across Ohio, the median is $181.82 at 110 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$225.54Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$225.54half pay less
Highest$225.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Surg Path Level Iv Except Prostate Needle Biopsy $225.54 $225.54 — — May 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $225.54, median $225.54, highest $225.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $225.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.