Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $26.30 to $1,200.00, with a median of $26.30. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $116.24 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$26.30Orlando Health + 3 more
Median$26.30half pay less
Highest$1,200.00in this market
Difference45.6×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $26.30Highest $1,200.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref $26.30 $65.76 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref $26.30 $65.76 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref $26.30 $65.76 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref $26.30 $65.76 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref $108.00 $270.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref $108.00 $270.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref $108.00 $270.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref $108.00 $270.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref $256.00 $640.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref $256.00 $640.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref $256.00 $640.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref $256.00 $640.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV $567.88 $567.88 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV $1,200.00 $1,200.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $26.30, median $26.30, highest $1,200.00 — a 45.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $76.13 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

8 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88305 ($186.06). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv $6.42 file
South Lake Hospital Clermont, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv $6.42 file
Orlando Health Orlando, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv $6.42 file
Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv $6.42 file
Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath $9.55 file
Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath $9.55 file
Orlando Health Orlando, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath $9.55 file
South Lake Hospital Clermont, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath $9.55 file