Biopsy pathology exam cost in Florida
In Florida, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $23.02 to $1,594.54, with a median of $116.24. The lowest price is at Memorial Hospital Miramar (Miramar) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 69.3× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 88305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$23.02Memorial Hospital Miramar + 3 more
Median$116.24half pay less
Highest$1,594.54in Florida
Lowest saves$93.22vs the median
Hospitals in Florida, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital Miramar lowest Miramar · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC Tissue Exam by Pathologist Level IV Caris | $23.02 | $32.88 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke lowest Pembroke Pines · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC Tissue Exam by Pathologist Level IV Caris | $23.02 | $32.88 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West lowest Pembroke Pines · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC Tissue Exam by Pathologist Level IV Caris | $23.02 | $32.88 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital lowest Hollywood · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC Tissue Exam by Pathologist Level IV Caris | $23.02 | $32.88 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL REF ARK TISS EXAM PATH 88305 | $23.96 | $64.75 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL REF ARK TISS EXAM PATH 88305 | $23.96 | $64.75 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns · Jacksonville, FL REF ARK TISS EXAM PATH 88305 | $23.96 | $64.75 | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg · Jacksonville, FL REF ARK TISS EXAM PATH 88305 | $23.96 | $64.75 | — source file |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City · Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AP TECH NEO | $24.40 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Joe · Joe, FL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AP TECH NEO | $24.40 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AP TECH NEO | $24.40 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Miramar Beach · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL SURGICAL PATHOLOGY AP TECH NEO | $24.40 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Orlando Health Orlando · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Hb Tissue Exam By Pathologist Level Iv (Caris)-Ref | $26.30 | $65.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL SHNDS LEVEL 4 GROSS MICROSCOPIC | $44.85 | $69.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Health System Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $53.00 | $506.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Fishermens Health Marathon · Key West-Key Largo, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mariners Hospital Tavernier · Key West-Key Largo, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Tissue Exam By Pathologist-88305-Caris | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL HB HRLM LEVEL IV SEND-OUT | $76.01 | $138.20 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart · Port St. Lucie, FL EM THICK ONLY | $102.70 | $158.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL EM THICK ONLY | $102.70 | $158.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC COMPREHENSIVE KIDNEY PANEL | $111.80 | $111.80 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC COMPREHENSIVE KIDNEY PANEL | $111.80 | $111.80 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC COMPREHENSIVE KIDNEY PANEL | $111.80 | $111.80 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC COMPREHENSIVE KIDNEY PANEL | $111.80 | $111.80 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL HC SENDOUT GROSS MICRO LEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Viera Hospital Melbourne · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL HC SURG PATHLEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATHLEVEL IV | $116.24 | $464.95 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton · Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexi | $117.29 | $781.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UF Health Leesburg · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL UF HB LEVEL IV SURG PATH G & M EXAM | $125.95 | $229.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UF Health one side The Villages · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL UF HB PROSTATE BX RIGHT TRAN | $125.95 | $229.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health one side Gainesville · Gainesville, FL UF HB PROSTATE BX LEFT APEX | $125.95 | $229.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $157.26 | $157.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach · Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL SKIN MICRO LEVEL 4 | $165.10 | $254.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL HC Hp Surg Path Level 4 | $198.40 | $992.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL HC Hp Surg Path Level 4 | $198.40 | $992.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL HC Hp Surg Path Level 4 | $198.40 | $992.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL HC Hp Surg Path Level 4 | $198.40 | $992.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL HC Hp Surg Path Level 4 | $198.40 | $992.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $341.00 | $682.00 | — source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Hb Cytology Cell Block | $371.35 | $1,061.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Palm Coast Palm Coast · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $405.00 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $405.00 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Port Charlotte Port Charlotte · Punta Gorda, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $405.00 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Deland Deland · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $419.08 | $419.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $463.46 | $463.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $513.89 | $513.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Fish Memorial Orange City · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $538.31 | $538.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $557.21 | $557.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $567.88 | $567.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Sebring Sebring · Sebring, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $614.01 | $614.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wauchula Wauchula · Wauchula, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $614.01 | $614.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $641.89 | $641.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $694.85 | $1,069.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,206.51 | $1,206.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,206.51 | $1,206.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,206.51 | $1,206.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,206.51 | $1,206.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,206.51 | $1,206.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,403.38 | $1,403.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ocala Ocala · Ocala, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,466.37 | $1,466.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,594.54 | $1,594.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 18 | $23.02 | $57.20 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 12 | $26.30 | $924.20 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 8 | $26.30 | $76.12 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 6 | $405.00 | $441.27 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $198.40 | $198.40 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 5 | $23.96 | $23.96 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 5 | $26.30 | $116.24 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 3 | $26.30 | $157.26 |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 2 | $57.20 | $57.20 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 2 | $24.40 | $70.84 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 2 | $26.30 | $95.70 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $24.40 | $24.40 |
| Gainesville, FL | 1 | $125.95 | $125.95 |
| Joe, FL | 1 | $24.40 | $24.40 |
| Ocala, FL | 1 | $1,466.37 | $1,466.37 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | $24.40 | $24.40 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $102.70 | $102.70 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | 1 | $405.00 | $405.00 |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $614.01 | $614.01 |
| Wauchula, FL | 1 | $614.01 | $614.01 |
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.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$221.51
- Alaska$217.00
- Arizona$91.14
- Arkansas$133.60
- California$197.60
- Colorado$106.60
- Connecticut$206.12
- Delaware$381.35
- Georgia$80.63
- Hawaii$190.20
- Idaho$237.00
- Illinois$239.40
- Indiana$299.00
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$220.35
- Kentucky$220.95
- Louisiana$33.02
- Maine$146.00
- Maryland$102.25
- Massachusetts$134.40
- Michigan$114.53
- Minnesota$90.00
- Mississippi$42.63
- Missouri$187.56
- Montana$211.60
- Nebraska$186.06
- Nevada$56.00
- New Hampshire$167.75
- New Jersey$71.30
- New Mexico$120.16
- New York$179.51
- North Carolina$176.00
- North Dakota$105.60
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$159.23
- Oregon$193.65
- Pennsylvania$169.20
- Rhode Island$73.70
- South Carolina$71.80
- South Dakota$116.40
- Tennessee$44.00
- Texas$255.51
- Utah$109.20
- Vermont$245.00
- Virginia$212.40
- Washington$175.47
- West Virginia$75.25
- Wisconsin$202.15
- Wyoming$86.29
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.