Biopsy pathology exam cost in Utah
In Utah, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $70.20 to $729.58, with a median of $485.46. The lowest price is at Uintah Basin Medical Center (Roosevelt). The highest price is 10.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $485.46, is 184% above the US median of $171.00.
- That is 9.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- Utah ranks 49th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 16 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$70.20Uintah Basin Medical Center
Median$485.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$729.58in Utah
Lowest saves$415.26vs the median
Hospitals in Utah, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah Basin Medical Center lowest Roosevelt · Roosevelt, UT PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $70.20 | $78.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Moab Regional Moab · Moab, UT PATHOLOGY PREP LVL IV | $87.84 | $144.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Dpl Technical Hosp | $98.35 | $140.50 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Mountain West Medical Center Tooele · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $120.04 | $200.07 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Regional Medical Center Noth Vernal · Vernal, UT 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 | $177.02 | $295.03 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Castleview Hospital Price · Price, UT 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 | $242.73 | $441.32 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Cache Valley Hospital North Logan · Logan, UT-ID 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, | $387.36 | $387.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful · Ogden, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $475.17 | $475.17 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Payson · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $495.75 | $495.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden · Ogden, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $540.91 | $540.91 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pleasant View Emergency Center Pleasant View · Ogden, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $540.91 | $540.91 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Timpanogos Regional Hospital Orem · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK | $557.06 | $557.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Brigham City Community Hospital Brigham City · Brigham City, UT-ID 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, | $567.43 | $567.43 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $629.97 | $629.97 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Herriman Emergency Center Herriman · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $729.58 | $729.58 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lone Peak Hospital Draper · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $729.58 | $729.58 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 5 | $98.35 | $629.97 |
| Ogden, UT | 3 | $475.17 | $540.91 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 2 | $495.75 | $526.40 |
| Brigham City, UT-ID | 1 | $567.43 | $567.43 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $387.36 | $387.36 |
| Moab, UT | 1 | $87.84 | $87.84 |
| Price, UT | 1 | $242.73 | $242.73 |
| Roosevelt, UT | 1 | $70.20 | $70.20 |
| Vernal, UT | 1 | $177.02 | $177.02 |
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
What biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Georgia$84.07
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Louisiana$84.96
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Mississippi$79.30
- Missouri$197.90
- Montana$201.60
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New Mexico$206.00
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$140.19
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$177.30
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$297.13
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.25
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.