Biopsy pathology exam cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $38.34 to $960.28, with a median of $169.20. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 25.0× 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$38.34Uniontown Hospital
Median$169.20half pay less
Highest$960.28in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$130.86vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $38.34 | $76.68 | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $51.00 | $347.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $53.00 | $1,321.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA BONE MARROW ASPIRATE T | $57.24 | $159.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block | $75.20 | $188.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block | $75.20 | $188.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block | $75.20 | $188.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block | $75.20 | $188.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block | $75.20 | $188.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 88305 AP Bill Cytology Tissue Exam Level 4 Tech | $82.90 | $347.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 88305 AP Bill Cytology Tissue Exam Level 4 | $90.25 | $347.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA SURG PATH G&M-LG/M | $91.70 | $131.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA SURGICAL PATHOLOGY HANDLING | $91.70 | $131.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA MUSCLE BIOPSY TC ONLY | $94.20 | $157.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $98.40 | $164.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 88305 AP Bill Cytology Tissue Exam Level 4 Tech | $100.60 | $347.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Cell Block | $105.60 | $132.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Tissue Exam Level 4 Tech | $109.20 | $347.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 88305 Bill Surg LSU Renal Pnl SO Complete Panel | $114.96 | $347.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $136.50 | $210.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Surg Path Level IV | $144.00 | $180.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Surg Path Level IV | $144.00 | $180.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA TISSUE GROSS MICRO-T LEV IV | $169.20 | $282.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $169.20 | $282.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA LEVEL 4 | $185.40 | $309.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $203.00 | $203.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $218.40 | $273.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $218.40 | $273.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $218.40 | $273.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $218.40 | $273.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $218.40 | $273.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $218.40 | $273.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $228.60 | $381.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA EM LEVEL 4 SURG PATH EXAM | $250.20 | $417.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $250.20 | $417.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CELL BLOCK | $250.20 | $417.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $250.20 | $417.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM | $255.60 | $426.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity | $256.80 | $321.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATHOLOGY | $308.40 | $514.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE MARROW CORES(S) ONLY | $325.20 | $542.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EM LEVEL 4 SURG PATH EXAM | $341.40 | $569.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CELL BLOCK | $341.40 | $569.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA BONE MARROW BIOPSY | $388.20 | $647.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $401.05 | $617.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EM LEVEL 4 SURG PATH EXAM | $415.80 | $693.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Labcorp Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $515.45 | $793.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA 88305 TC ONLY AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $647.00 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA 88305 TC ONLY AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $647.00 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA 88305 TC ONLY AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $647.00 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA 88305 TC ONLY AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $647.00 | $647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE MARROW CORE(S) ONLY | $757.20 | $1,262.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA TISSUE EXAM | $826.20 | $1,377.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Surg Path-Level 4 | $960.28 | $960.28 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $38.34 | $325.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $51.00 | $75.20 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $80.40 | $82.90 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $80.40 | $100.60 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $105.60 | $144.00 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $80.40 | $80.40 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $250.20 | $250.20 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $647.00 | $647.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $647.00 | $647.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $185.40 | $185.40 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $203.00 | $203.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $250.20 | $250.20 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $228.60 | $228.60 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $647.00 | $647.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $256.80 | $256.80 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $169.20 | $169.20 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $57.24 | $57.24 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $90.25 | $90.25 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $80.40 | $80.40 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $647.00 | $647.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $91.70 | $91.70 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $250.20 | $250.20 |
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
- New York$179.51
- North Carolina$176.00
- North Dakota$105.60
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$159.23
- Oregon$193.65
- 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.