Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Corpus Christi, TX — inpatient

In Corpus Christi, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $490.75 to $490.75, with a median of $490.75. The lowest listed price is at PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $297.13 at 287 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$490.75PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi + 1 more
Median$490.75half pay less
Highest$490.75in 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 Corpus Christi, TX.

median
Lowest $490.75Highest $490.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Corpus Christi lowest Corpus Christi, TX Level IV Tissue Exam By Path $490.75 $490.75 $343.53–$417.14 — Aug 6, 2026
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PAM Squared at Corpus Christi lowest Corpus Christi, TX Level IV Tissue Exam By Path $490.75 $490.75 $196.30–$441.68 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $490.75, median $490.75, highest $490.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $296.13 — 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.