Biopsy pathology exam cost in Sebastian, FL
In Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $26.30 to $165.10, with a median of $95.70. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital — $69.40 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $116.24 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jun 15, 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital lowest Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Level Iv Surgical Path-Ref | $108.00 | $270.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 EM THICK ONLY | $165.10 | $254.00 | $59.44–$203.20 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 SP BIOPSY PROSTATE | $165.10 | $254.00 | $19.72–$122.82 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 SURG PATH GROSS MICRO LVL IV MOD | $165.10 | $254.00 | $59.44–$203.20 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 SURG PATH GROSS MICRO LVL IV | $165.10 | $254.00 | $59.44–$203.20 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 SKIN MICRO LEVEL 4 | $165.10 | $254.00 | $59.44–$203.20 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 SURGERY PATH GROSS MICRO LEVEL 4 | $165.10 | $254.00 | $59.44–$203.20 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $209.95 | $323.00 | $43.19–$104.39 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Level 4 Gross And Microscopic, Rb- Ref | $256.00 | $640.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.30, median $95.70, highest $165.10 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $26.30. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 ($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.
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv | $6.42 | file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FLHb Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv-Ameripath | $9.55 | file |