Biopsy pathology exam cost in Palm Bay, FL — inpatient
In Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $26.30 to $116.24, with a median of $116.24. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital — $89.94 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $116.24 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref | $108.00 | $270.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach, FL · (321) 799-7111 HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach, FL · (321) 799-7111 HC SENDOUT GROSS MICRO LEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-9000 HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL · (321) 434-8000 HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-7000 HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-7000 HC SENDOUT GROSS MICRO LEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-9000 HC SENDOUT GROSS MICRO LEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL · (321) 434-8000 HC SENDOUT GROSS MICRO LEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | $278.97–$441.70 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref | $256.00 | $640.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.30, median $116.24, highest $116.24 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $116.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.
2 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 Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv | $6.42 | file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath | $9.55 | file |