Biopsy pathology exam cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $68.45 to $249.66, with a median of $68.45. The lowest listed price is at St. John Broken Arrow and 3 other hospitals. Across Oklahoma, the median is $159.23 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Broken Arrow lowest Jenks, OK AP SURG PATH LVL IV- 60890 | $68.45 | $185.00 | $29.83–$73.31 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 AP SURG PATH LVL IV- 60890 | $68.45 | $185.00 | $29.83–$98.49 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 AP SURG PATH LVL IV- 60890 | $68.45 | $185.00 | $29.83–$85.89 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 AP SURG PATH LVL IV- 60890 | $68.45 | $185.00 | $29.83–$97.34 | 63% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Level Iv Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $249.66 | $624.15 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Level Iv Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $249.66 | $624.15 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $68.45, median $68.45, highest $249.66 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $68.45 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.