Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Weirton, WV — inpatient

In Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $168.62 to $168.62, with a median of $168.62. Across West Virginia, the median is $88.75 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$168.62Trinity Hospital Holding
Median$168.62half pay less
Highest$168.62in 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 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH.

median
Lowest $168.62Highest $168.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Trinity Hospital Holding lowest Steubenville, OH BONE MARROW ASP-TC $168.62 $340.00 — 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Trinity Hospital Holding lowest Steubenville, OH CELL BLOCK-TC $168.62 $340.00 — 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $168.62, median $168.62, highest $168.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $152.31 — 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.