Biopsy pathology exam cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $58.00 to $363.00, with a median of $112.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $54.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $111.30 at 7 hospitals.
- The median here, $112.00, is 35% below the US median of $171.00.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- 5 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 88305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Surg Path,Level Iv File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $333.00 | $21.08–$316.35 | 83% |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination Abortion - spontaneous/missed Artery, biopsy Bone marrow, biopsy Bone exostosis Brain/meninges, other than for tumor resection Breast, biopsy, not requiring microscopic evaluation of surgical margins Breast, reduction mammoplasty Bronc File of Jul 24, 2026 · source file | $89.40 | $149.00 | $103.91 | 40% |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Providence, RI · (401) 274-1100 HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $111.30 | $318.00 | $11.51–$323.00 | 65% |
| Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick, RI · (401) 737-7010 HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $111.30 | $318.00 | $22.76–$300.61 | 65% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford, MA HC Surg Path-Level IV File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $112.00 | $224.00 | $47.89–$411.86 | 50% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Surg Path-Level IV File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $112.00 | $224.00 | $47.89–$411.86 | 50% |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $171.09 | $171.09 | — | — |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC BM CELL BLOCK AND INTERP+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $207.39 | $207.39 | — | — |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC BM CELL BLOCK AND INTERP+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $363.00 | — | — |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $363.00 | — | — |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $363.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $58.00, median $112.00, highest $363.00 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $363.00. 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 6 of 6 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.
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