Biopsy pathology exam cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $20.85 to $44.00, with a median of $38.68. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $17.83 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $44.00 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 88305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $20.85 | $139.00 | $28.00–$156.21 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $29.19 | $139.00 | $36.14–$160.23 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $29.19 | $139.00 | $15.18–$160.23 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $29.19 | $139.00 | $36.14–$160.23 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $31.20 | $156.00 | $32.75–$160.23 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $33.36 | $139.00 | $23.03–$160.23 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | $17.28–$122.52 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | $17.28–$122.52 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | $17.28–$122.52 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $2,142.76 | $9,739.84 | $28.00–$3,626.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $2,142.76 | $9,739.84 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $2,142.76 | $9,739.84 | $28.00–$3,626.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $2,142.76 | $9,739.84 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $2,142.76 | $9,739.84 | $28.00–$3,626.38 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $3,887.59 | $17,670.85 | — | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $20.85, median $38.68, highest $44.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $38.68. 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 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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 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.