Biopsy pathology exam cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $47.50 to $66.95, with a median of $66.95. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $19.45 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $71.80 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB ENFD LEVEL IV SP - THERAPATH (SEND OUT) | $47.50 | $95.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC So1 Tissue Level IV | $66.95 | $103.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC So1 Tissue Level IV | $66.95 | $103.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC So1 Tissue Level IV | $66.95 | $103.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC So1 Tissue Level IV | $66.95 | $103.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB CELL BLOCK | $163.00 | $326.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB LEVEL 4 SURG PATH 2 OR LESS BLOCKS | $163.00 | $326.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB LEVEL 4 SURG PATH 3 OR MORE BLOCKS | $195.50 | $391.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Tissue Level IV | $228.80 | $352.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Tissue Level IV | $228.80 | $352.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Tissue Level IV | $228.80 | $352.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Tissue Level IV | $228.80 | $352.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC So Tissue Level IV | $629.20 | $968.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC So Tissue Level IV | $629.20 | $968.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC So Tissue Level IV | $629.20 | $968.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC So Tissue Level IV | $629.20 | $968.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $47.50, median $66.95, highest $66.95 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $66.95. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.