Biopsy pathology exam cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $33.80 to $5,976.11, with a median of $197.90. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Southeast (Cape Girardeau). The highest price is 176.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $197.90, is 16% above the US median of $171.00.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- Missouri ranks 32nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 63 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$33.80Mercy Hospital Southeast
Median$197.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,976.11in Missouri
Lowest saves$164.10vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Southeast lowest Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Path Exam-Cell Block | $33.80 | $52.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Micro Analysis MAWD CSCTRULE | $50.75 | $175.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $51.00 | $687.27 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $54.31 | $226.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $61.10 | $226.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $68.40 | $114.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO LEV4P Level 4 Gross and Microscopic Exam Bill Only | $76.50 | $306.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO PAP W/CB INTERPRETATION | $78.00 | $78.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO BBPL LEVEL IV - SURG PATH, GROSS/MICRO | $89.22 | $127.45 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO LVL IV PATH GROSS & MICRO TC | $102.75 | $205.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $109.30 | $481.48 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $110.40 | $138.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO TISSUE EXAM SINGLE/MULTIPLE | $117.00 | $130.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $121.33 | $481.48 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO BILL LEVEL IV SURG PATH & GROSS,Technical Component | $124.20 | $276.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Surg Path Lev IV Gross and Micro | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Bone Marrow Biopsy Interp Np | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Bone Marrow Biopsy Interp Np | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Path Exam-Cell Block | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Path Exam-Cell Block | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS GROSS & MICRO 88305 | $126.00 | $315.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS GROSS & MICRO 88305 | $126.00 | $315.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS GROSS & MICRO 88305 | $126.00 | $315.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS LEVEL IV SURGICAL PATHOLO | $138.00 | $495.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Gross & microscopic exam | $145.50 | $485.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $146.85 | $481.48 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SURG LEVEL IV | $152.64 | $318.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $153.59 | $481.48 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Surg Path Lev IV Gross and Micro | $159.25 | $245.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO SURG PATH IV- TC | $165.75 | $255.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO BO SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $168.70 | $241.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $197.90 | $197.90 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $203.00 | $290.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $204.00 | $240.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $204.00 | $240.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $204.12 | $255.15 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $206.25 | $275.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Prostate Needle Bx Gross and Micro | $206.70 | $318.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $212.50 | $250.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $212.50 | $250.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Bill Only AP 88305 Surg Level IV | $212.80 | $266.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Path Exam-Cell Block | $213.20 | $328.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Prostate Needle Bx Gross and Micro | $213.20 | $328.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Path Exam-Cell Block | $213.20 | $328.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $218.07 | $311.53 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Prostate Needle Bx Gross and Micro | $252.85 | $389.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Path Exam-Cell Block | $278.85 | $429.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Path Exam-Cell Block | $278.85 | $429.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Bone Marrow Biopsy Interp Np | $280.15 | $431.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO SO PATHGROUP 88305 Cytopathology Non-Gyn FNA CEL B | $304.22 | $1,448.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO LEVEL 4 (GROSS/MICRO) TC | $318.60 | $531.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO LEVEL IV SURGICAL PATHOLOGY P28630236 | $344.07 | $573.45 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Level Iv Gross & Micro | $386.00 | $386.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $395.52 | $395.52 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS Prostate biopsy, any mthd | $401.10 | $573.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS CYTOCELL BLOCK | $443.01 | $632.86 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $519.12 | $865.20 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Bill Gross & Micro - Multiple | $531.00 | $531.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $683.11 | $683.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $1,225.64 | $1,225.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $2,129.43 | $2,129.43 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $2,177.17 | $2,177.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Surg Path Lev IV Gross and Micro | $5,976.11 | $9,194.01 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 11 | $50.75 | $401.10 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $125.45 | $125.45 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $125.45 | $126.00 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $110.40 | $200.09 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $33.80 | $209.90 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $318.60 | $331.34 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $212.50 | $212.50 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $109.30 | $109.30 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $519.12 | $519.12 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $5,976.11 | $5,976.11 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $168.70 | $168.70 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $68.40 | $68.40 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $89.22 | $89.22 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $54.31 | $54.31 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $153.59 | $153.59 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $212.80 | $212.80 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $252.85 | $252.85 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $203.00 | $203.00 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $146.85 | $146.85 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $204.12 | $204.12 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $61.10 | $61.10 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $124.20 | $124.20 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $206.70 | $206.70 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $304.22 | $304.22 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $218.07 | $218.07 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $102.75 | $102.75 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $206.25 | $206.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $531.00 | $531.00 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $213.20 | $213.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Georgia$84.07
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Louisiana$84.96
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Mississippi$79.30
- Montana$201.60
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New Mexico$206.00
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$140.19
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$177.30
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$297.13
- Utah$485.46
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.25
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.