Biopsy pathology exam cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $154.20 to $193.05, with a median of $181.30. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $27.10 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $167.75 at 6 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 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 88305 *SURG PATH LEVEL 4-CELL BLOCK | $154.20 | $257.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Level Iv Surg Pathology Gross&Amp;Microscopic Exam Lvl I | $181.30 | $490.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Level Iv Surg Pathology Gross&Amp;Microscopic Exam | $181.30 | $490.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Surgical Path Level 4-T | $181.30 | $490.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO TISSUE LEVEL IV | $193.05 | $495.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO1 TISSUE LEVEL IV | $193.05 | $495.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC TISSUE LEVEL IV | $193.05 | $495.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $154.20, median $181.30, highest $193.05 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $181.30. 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.