Lab tests CPT 88305 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 102 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $38.34 to $960.28, with a median of $177.30. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 25.0× the lowest.

  • The median here, $177.30, is 4% above the US median of $171.00.
  • That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 26th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 103 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 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$38.34Uniontown Hospital
Median$177.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$960.28in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$138.96vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY $38.34 $76.68 Jul 9, 2026
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Surg Path,Level Iv $51.00 $347.01 Sep 1, 2026
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Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL IV GROSS AND MICRO-LARGE SPECIMEN $51.79 $280.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Surg Path,Level Iv $53.00 $1,321.25 Sep 1, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA BONE MARROW ASPIRATE T $57.24 $159.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $66.00 $110.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block $75.20 $188.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block $75.20 $188.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block $75.20 $188.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cell Block $75.20 $188.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD $80.40 $134.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD $80.40 $134.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD $80.40 $134.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD $80.40 $134.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD $80.40 $134.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC TISSUE EX GRP IV MD $80.40 $134.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 88305 Bill Surg LSU Renal Pnl SO Tech $82.90 $347.00 Mar 27, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 88305 AP Bill Derm Tissue Exam Level 4 $90.25 $347.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA SURG PATH G&M-LG/M $91.70 $131.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA SURGICAL PATHOLOGY HANDLING $91.70 $131.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA MUSCLE BIOPSY TC ONLY $94.20 $157.00 Feb 2, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $98.40 $164.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $100.20 $167.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 88305 AP Bill Cytology Tissue Exam Level 4 Tech $100.60 $347.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Cell Block $105.60 $132.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 88305 AP BILL SURGICAL TISSUE EXAM LEVEL WKC TECH $109.20 $347.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 88305 AP Bill Derm Tissue Exam Level 4 $114.96 $347.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 $115.20 $480.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL IV, GROSS & MICRO $120.60 $201.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL IV, GROSS & MICRO $120.60 $201.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA 88305 RENAL BIOPSY SO $120.60 $201.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $134.40 $224.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA GROSS & MICROSCOPIC LEVEL IV $135.00 $450.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA TISSUE-GROSS LV IV/CELL B $136.50 $195.00 Sep 9, 2026
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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
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Surg Path Level IV $144.00 $180.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Surg Path Level IV $144.00 $180.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC SURG PATH GR&M LVL 4 $148.61 $193.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC SURG PATH GR&M LVL 4 $150.54 $193.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination Abortion - spontaneous/missed Artery, biopsy Bone marrow, biopsy Bone exostosis Brain/meninges, other than for tumor resection Breast, biopsy, not requiring microscopic evaluation of surgical margins Breast, reduction mammoplasty Bronc $152.80 $382.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA .Bill LV4RP - Level 4 Gross/Microsc, RB $153.36 $426.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Surg Path Gr+Micro+STRATA $154.56 $276.00 Jan 1, 2026
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West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SURG PATH GR&M LVL 4 $156.22 $214.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC SURG PATH GR&M LVL 4 $156.31 $203.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA LEVEL IV SURG PATH GROSS+MIC $157.50 $350.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SURG PATH GR&M LVL 4 $162.64 $214.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA MICRO COMPLEX(PATH) $163.00 $163.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC SURG PATH GR&M LVL 4 $164.43 $203.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 $166.59 $617.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 $166.59 $617.00 Dec 2, 2024
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA TISSUE GROSS MICRO-T LEV IV $169.20 $282.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA BONE MARROW CORE(S) ONLY $169.20 $282.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA LEVEL 4 $185.40 $309.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Level IV Surg Path $187.91 $313.17 Sep 21, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Surg Path Gr+Micro+STRATA $193.20 $276.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA EM LEVEL 4 SURG PATH EXAM $197.40 $329.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $218.40 $273.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST $222.40 $222.40 Mar 19, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $228.60 $381.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $234.00 $260.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $234.00 $260.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA CELL BLOCK $235.45 $277.00 Feb 25, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $235.72 $284.00 Feb 26, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA PATHOLOGY,SURGICAL 4 $247.10 $353.00 Sep 16, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $250.20 $417.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $250.20 $417.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CELL BLOCK $250.20 $417.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $250.20 $417.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOG LVL 4 $255.06 $255.06 Jul 4, 2024
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA BONE MARROW CORE(S) ONLY $255.60 $426.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope, Intermediate Complexity $256.80 $321.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $308.40 $514.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $325.20 $542.00 Mar 7, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $334.80 $372.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST (LEVEL IV) $334.80 $372.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $341.40 $569.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $341.40 $569.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA BONE MARROW BIOPSY $388.20 $647.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Skin & Derm Microscopic Examination $401.05 $617.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICRO EXAM $415.80 $693.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination $515.45 $793.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity $647.00 $647.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA 88305 TC ONLY AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity $647.00 $647.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity $647.00 $647.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity $647.00 $647.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity $647.00 $647.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA 88305 TC ONLY AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity $647.00 $647.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA BONE MARROW CORE(S) ONLY $757.20 $1,262.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA TISSUE EXAM $826.20 $1,377.00 Mar 6, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Surg Path-Level 4 $960.28 $960.28 Dec 31, 2025
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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
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 24 $38.34 $159.43
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 14 $51.00 $162.20
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $235.72 $235.72
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $80.40 $82.90
York-Hanover, PA 4 $80.40 $149.40
Hermitage, PA 3 $156.31 $228.60
Lancaster, PA 3 $80.40 $100.60
Sayre, PA 3 $105.60 $144.00
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 3 $115.20 $166.59
Altoona, PA 2 $197.40 $422.20
Chambersburg, PA 2 $218.40 $218.40
DuBois, PA 2 $647.00 $647.00
Oil City, PA 2 $134.40 $151.80
Pottsville, PA 2 $234.00 $234.00
Somerset, PA 2 $80.40 $157.92
Williamsport, PA 2 $250.20 $250.20
Brookville, PA 1 $647.00 $647.00
Bradford, PA 1 $185.40 $185.40
Clarion, PA 1 $154.56 $154.56
Coudersport, PA 1 $169.20 $169.20
Everett, PA 1 $100.20 $100.20
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $235.72 $235.72
Erie, PA 1 $250.20 $250.20
Gettysburg, PA 1 $218.40 $218.40
Honesdale, PA 1 $247.10 $247.10
Huntingdon, PA 1 $647.00 $647.00
Indiana, PA 1 $153.36 $153.36
Johnstown, PA 1 $152.80 $152.80
Lebanon, PA 1 $218.40 $218.40
Lewisburg, PA 1 $256.80 $256.80
Montrose, PA 1 $136.50 $136.50
Meadville, PA 1 $66.00 $66.00
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $57.24 $57.24
Reading, PA 1 $90.25 $90.25
St. Marys, PA 1 $647.00 $647.00
State College, PA 1 $157.50 $157.50
Waynesburg, PA 1 $91.70 $91.70
Wellsboro, PA 1 $250.20 $250.20
Warren, PA 1 $163.00 $163.00
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

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