Biopsy pathology exam cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $34.30 to $64.40, with a median of $49.00. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital — $14.70 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $175.47 at 32 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CELL BLOCK | $34.30 | $49.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CELL BLOCK | $49.00 | $70.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PR 88305 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $64.40 | $92.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PR 88305 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $64.40 | $92.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PR 88305 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $64.40 | $92.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PR 88305 MUSCLE BIOPSY (OF PANL) | $64.40 | $92.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PR 88305 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $64.40 | $92.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $119.70 | $171.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM ADDL | $119.70 | $171.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM IV-T2 | $119.70 | $171.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC BIOPSY BONE MARROW INTERP | $130.20 | $186.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $173.60 | $248.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CELL BLOCK | $179.20 | $256.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CYTO CELL BLOCK TC | $179.20 | $256.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CELL BLOCK | $262.50 | $375.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC BIOPSY BONE MARROW INTERP | $262.50 | $375.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $262.50 | $375.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM ADDL | $294.00 | $420.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM IV-T2 | $294.00 | $420.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $298.20 | $426.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $301.70 | $431.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC BIOPSY BONE MARROW INTERP | $317.10 | $453.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CELL BLOCK | $322.00 | $460.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC BIOPSY BONE MARROW INTERP | $412.30 | $589.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB | $464.80 | $664.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.30, median $49.00, highest $64.40 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $49.00. 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.