Biopsy pathology exam cost in Salem, OR
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $103.35 to $187.85, with a median of $103.35. The lowest listed price is at Salem Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $193.65 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Hospital lowest Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $103.35 | $195.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital lowest Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $103.35 | $195.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital lowest Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $103.35 | $195.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital lowest Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $103.35 | $195.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC GROSS MICRO LEVEL 4 | $187.85 | $289.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC GROSS MICRO LEVEL 4 TC ONLY | $187.85 | $289.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $103.35, median $103.35, highest $187.85 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $103.35. 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.
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.
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORCHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $11.32 | file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC GROSS MICRO LEVEL 4 | $17.45 | file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC GROSS MICRO LEVEL 4 TC ONLY | $17.45 | file |