Lab tests CPT 88305 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Whitehall, WI — inpatient

In Whitehall, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) as an inpatient: from $217.46 to $217.46, with a median of $217.46. Across Wisconsin, the median is $202.15 at 71 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 Jun 27, 2026 and Jun 27, 2026.

Lowest$217.46Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics
Median$217.46half pay less
Highest$217.46in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall, WI · (715) 538-4361 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 $217.46 $343.00 $145.09–$325.85 37% Jun 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $217.46, median $217.46, highest $217.46.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $217.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.