Biopsy pathology exam cost in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $23.10 to $550.80, with a median of $167.75. The lowest price is at Valley Regional Hospital (Claremont). The highest price is 23.8× 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.
Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $23.10 | $42.00 | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT GROSS EXAM+MICRO LEVEL IV | $94.86 | $310.00 | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH 88305 *SURG PATH LEVEL 4-CELL BLOCK | $154.20 | $257.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc Level Iv Surg Pathology Gross&Amp;Microscopic Exam Lvl I | $181.30 | $490.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC TISSUE LEVEL IV | $193.05 | $495.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth North Conway · North Conway, NH HC PSA PROSTATE NDL BIOPSY | $550.80 | $550.80 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 3 | $154.20 | $181.30 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $23.10 | $58.98 |
| North Conway, NH | 1 | $550.80 | $550.80 |
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
- Florida$116.24
- 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 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.