Biopsy pathology exam cost in Redding, CA — inpatient
In Redding, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $25.95 to $25.95, with a median of $25.95. Across California, the median is $129.50 at 196 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Redding, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding lowest Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-DN-BLADDER BIOPSY 1 | $25.95 | $51.17 | $46.06–$50.15 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-SF-PATH EXAM LEVEL 4 | $125.34 | $247.20 | $222.48–$242.26 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 SP-GROSS AND MICRO LVL 4 | $159.71 | $315.00 | $283.50–$308.70 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-SF-PATH LEVEL 4 COMB | $345.37 | $681.20 | $613.08–$667.58 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $25.95, median $25.95, highest $25.95.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $45.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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 ($184.50). 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.
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CARL-T-GROSS MICRO LVL 4 | $12.68 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CARL-PL-PATH LEVEL 4 | $17.64 | file |