Biopsy pathology exam cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $90.60 to $217.80, with a median of $217.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $127.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $212.40 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Tissue Level IV | $90.60 | $302.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Tissue Level IV | $217.80 | $363.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Tissue Level IV | $217.80 | $363.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Tissue Level IV | $217.80 | $363.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Tissue Level IV | $217.80 | $363.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Tissue Level IV | $259.80 | $433.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Tissue Level IV | $259.80 | $433.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Tissue Level IV | $259.80 | $433.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Tissue Level IV | $259.80 | $433.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Tissue Level IV | $270.00 | $900.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $90.60, median $217.80, highest $217.80 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $152.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.