Biopsy pathology exam cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $97.62 to $98.54, with a median of $98.08. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.46 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $107.20 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGST LEVL 4 | $97.62 | $384.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGST LEVL 4 | $98.54 | $384.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $97.62, median $98.08, highest $98.54.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $97.62 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.