Biopsy pathology exam cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $61.42 to $591.66, with a median of $105.07. The lowest listed price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital — $43.65 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $179.51 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $61.42 | $103.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Tissue exam by pathologist | $61.86 | — | $63.35–$128.85 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Tissue exam by pathologist | $61.86 | — | $61.73–$110.47 | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB S. Path/G&M/Level IV (Pro) | $80.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $87.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $94.81 | $159.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $130.14 | $200.22 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $130.14 | $200.22 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB S. Path/G&M/Level IV (Pro) | $134.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $147.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $160.18 | $200.22 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $177.50 | $355.00 | $22.46–$345.88 | 50% | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $203.15 | — | $50.17–$112.40 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $203.15 | — | $50.17–$129.55 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $591.66 | $910.24 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.42, median $105.07, highest $591.66 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $130.14. 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 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.