Biopsy pathology exam cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $26.30 to $1,403.38, with a median of $157.26. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $130.96 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $116.24 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref | $108.00 | $270.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $157.26 | $157.26 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref | $256.00 | $640.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,403.38 | $1,403.38 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.30, median $157.26, highest $1,403.38 — a 53.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $157.26. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv | $6.42 | file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath | $9.55 | file |