Biopsy pathology exam cost in Huntington, WV
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $110.20 to $232.44, with a median of $191.09. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $80.89 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $75.25 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG GROSS&MICRO 88305 | $110.20 | $275.50 | $20.81–$247.95 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG RENAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $162.76 | $406.88 | $20.81–$366.19 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG BM CLOT PREP | $162.76 | $406.88 | $20.81–$366.19 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG BONE MARROW 11 | $162.76 | $406.88 | $20.81–$366.19 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG CELL BLOCK | $162.76 | $406.88 | $20.81–$366.19 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 OSU - 88305 AP Renal Biopsy Surg Path IV | $191.09 | $191.09 | $160.17–$191.09 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexit | $191.09 | $191.09 | $160.17–$191.09 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $232.44 | $232.44 | $194.83–$232.44 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 OSU - 88305 AP Renal Biopsy Surg Path IV | $909.76 | $909.76 | $762.56–$909.76 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $110.20, median $191.09, highest $232.44 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $191.09. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.