Biopsy pathology exam cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $29.19 to $135.00, with a median of $44.00. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville (Collierville) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 4.6× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$29.19Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville + 2 more
Median$44.00half pay less
Highest$135.00in Tennessee
Lowest saves$14.81vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville lowest Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $29.19 | $139.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $29.19 | $139.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's lowest Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $29.19 | $139.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN TC LEVL IV SURG PATH | $30.52 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $31.61 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN CELL BLOCK | $31.71 | $105.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN CELL BLOCK | $31.71 | $105.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN CELL BLOCK | $31.71 | $105.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CELL BLOCK | $31.71 | $105.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CELL BLOCK | $31.71 | $105.70 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $31.97 | $139.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $32.70 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $32.70 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $33.36 | $139.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $34.88 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $35.97 | $109.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $35.97 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $35.97 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN TC LEVEL IV SURG PATH GRSS & MICR | $35.97 | $109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville · Knoxville, TN SURG PATH L IV GROSS & MICRO | $39.06 | $62.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Surg Path,Level IV - Lab Surg Path,Level IV | $44.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Surg Path Lev IV Gross & Micro | $53.75 | $186.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN 88305-SP LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $64.00 | $320.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV | $72.50 | $250.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV | $72.50 | $250.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV | $72.50 | $250.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $74.06 | $322.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $74.06 | $322.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC SURGICAL PATH LEVEL IV | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Surg Path Lev IV Gross & Micro | $98.21 | $186.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN 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 | $112.57 | $384.19 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $122.44 | $631.08 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV | $135.00 | $250.00 | Oct 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $29.19 | $44.00 |
| Knoxville, TN | 6 | $32.70 | $35.97 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $75.45 | $75.45 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $31.71 | $52.10 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $75.45 | $75.45 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $98.21 | $98.21 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $122.44 | $122.44 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $31.71 | $31.71 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $34.88 | $34.88 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $75.45 | $75.45 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $31.97 | $31.97 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $74.06 | $74.06 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $31.71 | $31.71 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $32.70 | $32.70 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $53.75 | $53.75 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $112.57 | $112.57 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $31.71 | $31.71 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $74.06 | $74.06 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $31.61 | $31.61 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $72.50 | $72.50 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $30.52 | $30.52 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $72.50 | $72.50 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.