Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Olla, LA — inpatient

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $992.80 to $992.80, with a median of $992.80. Across Louisiana, the median is $33.02 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$992.80Hardtner Medical Center
Median$992.80half pay less
Highest$992.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 HMLA LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATH GRS/MICRO $992.80 $1,241.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $992.80, median $992.80, highest $992.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $992.80 — 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.