Lab tests CPT 88305 Texas Outpatient

Biopsy pathology exam cost in Texas

In Texas, 98 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $33.94 to $1,149.92, with a median of $255.51. The lowest price is at University Medical Center El Paso (El Paso) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 33.9× 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$33.94University Medical Center El Paso + 1 more

Median$255.51half pay less

Highest$1,149.92in Texas

Lowest saves$221.57vs the median

Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso · El Paso, TX GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV-	$33.94	$169.68	— source file
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV-	$33.94	$169.68	— source file
Harris Health Taub Loop Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX CELL BLOCK	$51.27	$305.00	— source file
Harris Health Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX GROSS & MICROSCOPIC LEVEL IV- OUTSOURCE	$51.27	$305.00	— source file
Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOG LVL 4	$51.51	$1,210.39	Sep 1, 2026 source file
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso · El Paso, TX BONE MARROW W/BIOPSY	$99.00	$495.00	— source file
Texas Children's Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX TC BONE MARROW BX, PROCESS & STAIN	$109.21	$163.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX TC BONE MARROW BX, PROCESS & STAIN	$109.21	$163.00	Mar 5, 2026 source file
Ascension Providence Waco · Waco, TX PATH CELL BLOCK	$117.54	$326.50	— source file
Ascension Seton Kyle · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX PATH LEVEL 4 ADDL	$119.97	$333.25	— source file
CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 88305 LEVEL IV; GROSS AND MICRO EXAM	$123.42	$374.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 88305 LEVEL IV; GROSS AND MICRO EXAM	$123.42	$374.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 88305 PATH. SURG, LEVEL IV	$123.42	$374.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 88305 PATH. SURG, LEVEL IV	$123.42	$374.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX HC 88305 LEVEL IV; GROSS AND MICRO EXAM	$123.42	$374.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Ascension Seton Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX PATH LEVEL 4 ADDL	$124.74	$346.50	— source file
Ascension Seton Smithville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX PATH LEVEL 4 ADDL	$124.74	$346.50	— source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Surgical Pathology Level IV 88305	$125.40	$209.00	Apr 14, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$126.00	$252.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM	$137.25	$183.00	Mar 10, 2026 source file
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB	$138.18	$329.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB	$138.18	$329.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 S/O G/M REF2	$139.65	$232.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 S/O G/M REF2	$139.65	$232.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 S/O G/M REF2	$139.65	$232.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 S/O G/M REF2	$139.65	$232.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 S/O G/M REF2	$139.65	$232.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall Rockwall · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 S/O G/M REF2	$139.65	$232.75	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Ascension Seton Burnet · Burnet, TX SYNOVIUM	$153.99	$427.75	— source file
Ascension Seton Luling · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX PATH LEVEL 4 ADDL	$153.99	$427.75	— source file
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview · Plainview, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB	$175.98	$419.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Frisco Medical Center Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX SURG PATH LEVEL 4	$179.95	$299.92	Jan 31, 2025 source file
University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC SURG PATH,LEVEL IV - LAB SURG PATH,LEVEL IV	$180.25	$721.00	Oct 14, 2025 source file
Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 3, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$217.89	$363.15	Jun 12, 2026 source file
The Methodist Hospital Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV	$234.50	$469.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland · Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB	$254.94	$607.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC 88305 PATH. SURG, LEVEL IV	$256.08	$776.00	Jan 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK (WOMENS IMAGING CENTER)	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK (WOMENS IMAGING CENTER)	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK (WOMENS IMAGING CENTER)	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK	$297.13	$495.22	Jun 29, 2026 source file
AMH Cath Labs Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Physicians Medical Center Plano · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville · Stephenville, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PATH LEV 4 GROSS/MICR	$308.40	$514.00	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 13, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC SURGICAL PATH, LEVEL IV, GROSS	$315.50	$525.84	Jun 12, 2026 source file
Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX SURG PATH GROSS LVL4	$319.68	$888.01	— source file
University Medical Center Lubbock · Lubbock, TX Hc Surg Path,Level Iv - Lab Surg Path,Level Iv	$340.00	$340.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Surgical Pathology Level IV 88305	$358.80	$598.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB	$381.78	$909.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi, TX Tissue Exam by Pathologist Lev IV	$481.39	$2,406.95	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Edinburg · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Tissue Exam by Pathologist Lev IV	$553.61	$2,768.05	Oct 6, 2025 source file
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV	$735.97	$735.97	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV	$735.97	$735.97	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock · Lubbock, TX HC LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM LAB	$825.30	$1,965.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen · Killeen-Temple, TX HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV	$1,149.92	$1,149.92	Apr 1, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas · Killeen-Temple, TX HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV	$1,149.92	$1,149.92	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

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

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40	$125.40	$297.13
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	13	$109.21	$217.89
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	13	$51.27	$126.00
Lubbock, TX	6	$138.18	$297.47
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	5	$123.42	$123.42
Killeen-Temple, TX	5	$315.50	$315.50
El Paso, TX	3	$33.94	$33.94
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	2	$180.25	$218.16
Waco, TX	2	$117.54	$216.52
Burnet, TX	1	$153.99	$153.99
Brenham, TX	1	$315.50	$315.50
College Station-Bryan, TX	1	$315.50	$315.50
Corpus Christi, TX	1	$481.39	$481.39
Marble Falls, TX	1	$315.50	$315.50
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1	$553.61	$553.61
Plainview, TX	1	$175.98	$175.98
Stephenville, TX	1	$308.40	$308.40
Temple, TX	1	$315.50	$315.50

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.