Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Key West, FL — inpatient

In Key West-Key Largo, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $57.20 to $57.20, with a median of $57.20. The lowest listed price is at Mariners Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Florida, the median is $116.24 at 77 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Mar 30, 2026.

Lowest$57.20Mariners Hospital + 1 more
Median$57.20half pay less
Highest$57.20in 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 Key West-Key Largo, FL.

median
Lowest $57.20Highest $560.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mariners Hospital lowest Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris $57.20 $88.00 $15.22–$88.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Fishermens Health lowest Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris $57.20 $88.00 $14.70–$88.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Fishermens Health Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $99.45 $153.00 $20.02–$153.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 Biopsy to UM-88305-2 (C) $133.90 $206.00 $20.02–$206.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Fishermens Health Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 Biopsy to UM-88305-2 (C) $133.90 $206.00 $20.02–$206.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 88305 AP bill surgical path level IV-UF $150.15 $231.00 $20.02–$231.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Fishermens Health Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 88305 AP bill surgical path level IV-UF $150.15 $231.00 $20.02–$231.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Fishermens Health Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 Renal biopsy gross-88305 $172.25 $265.00 $20.02–$265.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 Renal biopsy gross-88305 $172.25 $265.00 $20.02–$265.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 Muscle Biopsy to UM-88305 $273.65 $421.00 $20.02–$421.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Fishermens Health Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 Muscle Biopsy to UM-88305 $273.65 $421.00 $20.02–$421.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $560.30 $862.00 $20.02–$862.00 35% Mar 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $57.20, median $57.20, highest $57.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $57.20 — 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 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.