Biopsy pathology exam cost in Grand Rapids, MN — inpatient
In Grand Rapids, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $90.73 to $207.66, with a median of $149.20. The lowest listed price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital — $58.47 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $90.00 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 28, 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 Grand Rapids, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY (DERM) TC | $90.73 | $213.48 | $97.13–$212.43 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC SURG PATH, LEVEL IV TC PROSTATE | $93.93 | $221.00 | $100.56–$219.92 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC SURG PATH, LEVEL IV TC | $93.93 | $221.00 | $100.56–$219.92 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC CELL BLOCK BF TC | $93.93 | $221.00 | $100.56–$219.92 | 57% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River, MN · (218) 246-4200 LEVEL IV - SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION , TECH | $207.66 | $281.00 | $112.96–$281.00 | 26% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $90.73, median $149.20, highest $207.66 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $149.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 1 it is 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.
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.
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MNHC SURG PATH, LEVEL IV TC GICH TO ALLINA OPNP | $18.05 | file |