Lab tests CPT 88305 Outpatient

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Mount Pleasant, MI

In Mount Pleasant, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $87.25 to $87.25, with a median of $87.25. Across Michigan, the median is $114.53 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.

Lowest$87.25McLaren Central Michigan
Median$87.25half pay less
Highest$87.25in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Mount Pleasant, MI.

median
Lowest $87.25Highest $484.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
McLaren Central Michigan lowest Mount Pleasant, MI · (989) 772-6700 88305 Gross Micro Level 4 $87.25 $174.50 $29.23–$171.01 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI · (989) 772-6700 G0416 Prostate Bx Path Any Method $484.20 $968.40 $29.23–$949.03 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $87.25, median $87.25, highest $87.25.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.