Biopsy pathology exam cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient
In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $127.00 to $127.00, with a median of $127.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $176.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Elizabeth City, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl B Cpt88305B, Bill Only | $127.00 | $254.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Surg Path Level Iv | $127.00 | $254.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Bone Marrow Asp Clot | $127.00 | $254.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Bone Marrow Bx Interpret | $127.00 | $254.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl Cytology Cell Block | $127.00 | $254.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $127.00, median $127.00, highest $127.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $127.00 — 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.
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.
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NCChgl Research Study-H&E | $2.50 | file |