Biopsy pathology exam cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $43.20 to $250.50, with a median of $66.00. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta — $22.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $197.60 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 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 Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LEVEL IV PG | $43.20 | $96.00 | $17.38–$288.58 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu IV-Path G&M 1sp | $60.25 | $60.25 | $8.20–$112.02 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu IV-Path G&M 1sp | $60.25 | $60.25 | $8.20–$112.02 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LEVEL IV PG | $64.35 | $143.00 | $28.60–$442.26 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LEVEL IV PG | $64.35 | $143.00 | $28.60–$501.11 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $66.00 | $757.23 | $11.76–$757.23 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $66.00 | $757.23 | $11.76–$757.23 | 91% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 RL PTH GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV | $66.00 | $306.26 | $11.76–$306.26 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $68.00 | $1,030.00 | $58.80–$1,892.63 | 93% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $115.68 | $241.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $197.60 | $380.00 | $61.00–$180.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $197.60 | $380.00 | $61.00–$180.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $197.60 | $380.00 | $61.00–$180.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Bill Only 88305 Surg Path Level IV | $250.50 | $334.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LEVEL IV-GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $420.30 | $934.00 | $41.11–$793.90 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LEVEL IV-GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $420.30 | $934.00 | $41.11–$840.60 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LEVEL IV-GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $420.30 | $934.00 | $54.82–$700.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Surg Path Level IV | $1,751.92 | $1,751.92 | $8.20–$1,751.92 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Surg Path Level IV | $1,751.92 | $1,751.92 | $8.20–$1,751.92 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Cell Block Any Source | $1,927.11 | $1,927.11 | $8.20–$1,927.11 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Cell Block Any Source | $1,927.11 | $1,927.11 | $8.20–$1,927.11 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.20, median $66.00, highest $250.50 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $115.68. 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 8 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88305 ($186.06). 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.
| Hospital of Barstow Barstow, CAPathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $7.79 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Protein S Free Ppnl | $13.39 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Protein S Free Ppnl | $13.39 | file |