Biopsy pathology exam cost in Pensacola, FL
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $24.40 to $117.29, with a median of $70.85. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Hospital — $46.45 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $116.24 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Apr 1, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Hospital lowest Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AP TECH NEO | $24.40 | $61.00 | $49.47 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AP NEO | $39.60 | $99.00 | $49.47–$82.79 | 60% | — source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 $APRL 88305 Bill Surg Path Gross Lvl4 | $117.29 | $781.92 | $32.70–$625.54 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexi | $117.29 | $781.92 | $32.70–$625.54 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 TISSUE EXAM PATHOLOGIST NEPHROPATH | $150.00 | $375.00 | $49.47–$133.20 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 AP SURG LEVEL IV PATH EXAM | $154.80 | $387.00 | $49.47–$133.20 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.40, median $70.85, highest $117.29 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $273.67. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.