Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Taos, NM — inpatient

In Taos, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $141.20 to $141.20, with a median of $141.20. Across New Mexico, the median is $120.16 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$141.20Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems
Median$141.20half pay less
Highest$141.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Taos, NM.

median
Lowest $141.20Highest $246.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems lowest Taos, NM · (575) 758-8883 TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $141.20 $176.50 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM · (575) 758-8883 LEVEL IV PATHOLOGY $230.80 $288.50 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM · (575) 758-8883 BONE MARROW ASPIRATION $246.80 $308.50 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos, NM · (575) 758-8883 BONE MARROW BIOPSY $246.80 $308.50 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $141.20, median $141.20, highest $141.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $141.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.