Biopsy pathology exam cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $58.00 to $89.40, with a median of $73.70. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $15.70 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $73.70 at 2 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 22, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $58.00 | $333.00 | $21.08–$316.35 | 83% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $89.40 | $149.00 | $103.91 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $58.00, median $73.70, highest $89.40 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
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.