Biopsy pathology exam cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $138.18 to $825.30, with a median of $297.47. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $159.29 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $255.51 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $138.18 | $329.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $138.18 | $329.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $254.94 | $607.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv | $340.00 | $340.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $381.78 | $909.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $825.30 | $1,965.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $825.30 | $1,965.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $825.30 | $1,965.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $138.18, median $297.47, highest $825.30 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $603.54. 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.