Biopsy pathology exam cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $19.67 to $232.50, with a median of $75.25. The lowest price is at Berkeley Medical Center (Martinsburg). The highest price is 11.8× 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$19.67Berkeley Medical Center
Median$75.25half pay less
Highest$232.50in West Virginia
Lowest saves$55.58vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Medical Center lowest Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $19.67 | $39.34 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $39.00 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $40.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $40.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $40.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $40.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $42.00 | $84.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY | $49.18 | $98.35 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $72.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $74.00 | $148.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $76.50 | $153.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $101.00 | $202.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $106.50 | $213.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $136.00 | $272.00 | — source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $137.00 | $274.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $141.00 | $282.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Level Iv Path | $181.33 | $302.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexit | $191.09 | $191.09 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $232.44 | $232.44 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $232.50 | $465.00 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $191.09 | $211.76 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $76.50 | $91.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $232.50 | $232.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $49.18 | $49.18 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $181.33 | $181.33 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
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
- Tennessee$44.00
- Texas$255.51
- Utah$109.20
- Vermont$245.00
- Virginia$212.40
- Washington$175.47
- Wisconsin$202.15
- Wyoming$86.29
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.