Lab tests CPT 88305 Outpatient

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Cass City, MI

In Cass City, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $42.12 to $42.12, with a median of $42.12. Across Michigan, the median is $92.30 at 91 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$42.12Hills and Dales General Hospital

Median$42.12half of hospitals charge less

Highest$42.12in 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 Cass City, MI.

median

Lowest $42.12Highest $284.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Hills and Dales General Hospital lowest Cass City, MI · (989) 872-2121 Hchg Bone Marrow, Path Exam 88305+1 more line at this price source file	$42.12	$54.00	$32.76	22%
Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City, MI · (989) 872-2121 Gross/Micro, Level 4+3 more lines at this price source file	$284.70	$365.00	$32.76–$934.44	22%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Outpatient: lowest $42.12, median $42.12, highest $42.12.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.