Biopsy pathology exam cost in Las Vegas, NV
In Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV, 11 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $28.42 to $1,326.00, with a median of $64.80. The lowest listed price is at Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus — $36.38 less than the median here. Across Nevada, the median is $74.33 at 16 hospitals.
- The median here, $64.80, is 62% below the US median of $171.00.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- 4 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 88305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 30, 2025 and Sep 30, 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus lowest Las Vegas, NV · (702) 492-8509 GROSS & MICRO LVL IV File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $28.42 | $147.00 | $36.52–$147.00 | 81% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus Las Vegas, NV · (702) 492-8509 RENAL BX PATH LEVEL IV File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $30.16 | $156.00 | $36.52–$156.00 | 81% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 GROSS & MICRO LVL IV File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $31.72 | $147.00 | $36.52–$147.00 | 78% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 RENAL BX PATH LEVEL IV File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $33.66 | $156.00 | $36.52–$156.00 | 78% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 GROSS & MICRO LVL IV File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $33.73 | $147.00 | $23.52–$125.27 | 77% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 RENAL BX PATH LEVEL IV File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $35.80 | $156.00 | $24.96–$125.27 | 77% |
| Mesa View Regional Hospital Mesquite, NV · (702) 345-4280 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $39.88 | $66.47 | $13.29–$66.47 | 40% |
| North Vista Hospital North Las Vegas, NV · (702) 649-7711 Hc Surg Path,Level Iv File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $56.00 | $664.83 | $16.85–$664.83 | 92% |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV · (702) 383-2000 HC TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST LVL 4 File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $64.80 | $216.00 | $34.78–$795.12 | 70% |
| Boulder City Hospital Boulder City, NV · (702) 293-4111 Bill IV-Path, GM, TC File of Sep 30, 2025 · source file | $333.00 | $392.00 | $243.00–$392.00 | 15% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus Las Vegas, NV · (702) 492-8509 MUSCLE BIOPSY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $356.65 | $1,845.00 | $36.52–$1,236.15 | 81% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 MUSCLE BIOPSY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $398.06 | $1,845.00 | $36.52–$1,236.15 | 78% |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Henderson, NV · (702) 616-5000 MUSCLE BIOPSY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $423.31 | $1,845.00 | $36.52–$1,236.15 | 77% |
| PAM Squared at Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Level IV Tissue Exam By Path File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $490.75 | $490.75 | $49.08–$417.14 | — |
| Mountainview Hospital and Medical Center North Las Vegas, NV · (702) 255-5000 SURG PATH LEVEL 4 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $822.00 | $822.00 | $550.74 | — |
| Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · (702) 731-8000 SURG PATH LEVEL 4 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,220.00 | $1,220.00 | $165.92–$976.00 | — |
| Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas, NV · (702) 880-2100 SURG PATH LEVEL 4 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,326.00 | $1,326.00 | $180.34–$1,060.80 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $28.42, median $64.80, highest $1,326.00 — a 46.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $49.27. 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 7 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88305 ($173.70). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus Las Vegas, NV1932E RENAL BIOPSY | $13.54 | file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus Henderson, NV1932E RENAL BIOPSY | $15.11 | file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Henderson, NV1932E RENAL BIOPSY | $16.07 | file |