Biopsy pathology exam cost in New York
In New York, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $21.40 to $845.39, with a median of $179.51. The lowest price is at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 39.5× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$21.40Arnot Ogden Medical Center + 2 more
Median$179.51half pay less
Highest$845.39in New York
Lowest saves$158.11vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $21.40 | $107.02 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath · Corning, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $21.40 | $107.02 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $21.40 | $107.02 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $22.44 | $102.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - BONE MARROW BX P | $53.00 | $53.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $53.24 | $199.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $53.24 | $203.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $53.24 | $202.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB S. Path/G&M/Level IV (Pro) | $57.00 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $61.42 | $103.00 | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Tissue exam by pathologist | $61.86 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Tissue exam by pathologist | $61.86 | — | — source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LEVEL IV - SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $63.23 | $416.24 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LEVEL IV - SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $63.23 | $416.24 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LEVEL IV - SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $63.23 | $416.24 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $66.99 | $334.95 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB S. Path/G&M/Level IV (Pro) | $80.00 | — | — source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $81.63 | $293.48 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $94.52 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $102.00 | — | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $103.74 | $518.70 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $108.60 | $181.00 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $115.64 | $177.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC External Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $116.35 | $179.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $130.14 | $200.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $130.14 | $200.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $130.14 | $200.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Surg Path Level IV | $144.00 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Surg Path Level IV | $144.00 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH 88305 LEVEL IV PATHOLOGY (10-20 PROSTATE BIOPSI | $146.00 | $146.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $160.18 | $200.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Bone Marrow Int Bpsy | $164.54 | $235.05 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $179.51 | $256.44 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $180.00 | $180.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $180.00 | $180.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $180.31 | $180.31 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $188.00 | $188.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $188.00 | $188.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $190.26 | $292.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $202.00 | $202.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $202.00 | $202.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $202.00 | $202.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SURGICAL PATHOLOGY | $205.00 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY CHG LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $235.00 | $235.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $277.55 | $427.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LVL IV-SURG PATH GROSS&MCRSCP XM | $312.05 | $1,642.38 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LVL IV-SURG PATH GROSS&MCRSCP XM | $312.05 | $1,642.38 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LVL IV-SURG PATH GROSS&MCRSCP XM | $312.05 | $1,642.38 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC LVL IV-SURG PATH GROSS&MCRSCP XM | $312.05 | $1,642.38 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $353.90 | $353.90 | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $359.39 | $399.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $360.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $360.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $360.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $360.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Level IV Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam | $360.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Split Bill Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $384.80 | $592.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Split Bill Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $384.80 | $592.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - SURG TISSUE LEVEL 4 P | $405.00 | $405.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $432.21 | $664.94 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $509.15 | $599.00 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Bm Bx Or Aspr (Cell Block) | $563.02 | $563.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $574.00 | $574.00 | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC TISSUE LEVEL IV_ GROSS _ MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION | $591.66 | $910.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $845.39 | $845.39 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $53.24 | $258.52 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $61.42 | $105.07 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $94.52 | $202.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $277.55 | $384.80 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $21.40 | $102.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $115.64 | $190.26 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $21.40 | $21.40 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $22.44 | $65.52 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $116.35 | $131.18 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $130.14 | $130.14 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $405.00 | $405.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $103.74 | $103.74 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $66.99 | $66.99 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $235.00 | $235.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
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 Hampshire$167.75
- New Jersey$71.30
- New Mexico$120.16
- 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.