Biopsy pathology exam cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $97.00 to $537.00, with a median of $438.07. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $341.07 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $114.16 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 88305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Renal Biopsy Sent to Nephropathology | $97.00 | $97.00 | $17.46–$70.52 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Renal Biopsy Referred-(Sent to Arkana) | $171.00 | $171.00 | $30.78–$124.32 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 88305 AP Bill Bone Marrow Biopsy | $258.00 | $258.00 | $46.44–$187.57 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV RENAL BIOPSY | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV BONE MARROW BIOPSY | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV NON-GYN CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV NON-GYN CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV RENAL BIOPSY | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV BONE MARROW BIOPSY | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV NON-GYN CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV RENAL BIOPSY | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV BONE MARROW BIOPSY | $438.07 | $617.00 | $46.21–$493.60 | 29% | — source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK | $537.00 | $537.00 | $78.40–$510.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $1,332.00 | $1,332.00 | $194.47–$1,265.40 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $97.00, median $438.07, highest $537.00 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $438.07. 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 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.