Biopsy pathology exam cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 71 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $39.65 to $549.65, with a median of $202.15. The lowest price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin (Berlin) and 9 other hospitals. The highest price is 13.9× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$39.65ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin + 9 more
Median$202.15half pay less
Highest$549.65in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$162.50vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin lowest Berlin · Berlin, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton · Appleton, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton · Appleton, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah lowest Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London lowest New London · New London, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano lowest Shawano · Shawano, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca lowest Waupaca · Waupaca, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose lowest Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI MISC LEVEL IV | $39.65 | $70.80 | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CELL BLOCK | $55.27 | $98.70 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 COSMETIC | $69.45 | $150.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 COSMETIC | $106.78 | $203.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Surgical Pathology study | $107.83 | $205.00 | — source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI CHG SURG PATH,LEVEL IV | $120.80 | $151.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $121.37 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $121.37 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $121.37 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $121.37 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $121.37 | $229.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LVL IV | $124.83 | $219.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LVL IV | $124.83 | $219.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LVL IV | $124.83 | $219.00 | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Surgical pathology study | $124.95 | $277.00 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV SURG PATH LEVEL IV TECH | $126.36 | $229.75 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital Oconto · Green Bay, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 | $128.25 | $277.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURG GROSS & MICRO IV | $139.39 | $263.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 | $155.53 | $302.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC SURG PATH LEVEL IV GROSS & MICRO EXAM PLACENTA <3RD TRIMEST | $181.36 | $329.75 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Pro Surgical Path Level 4 | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Pro Surgical Path Level 4 | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Pro Surgical Path Level 4 | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Pro Surgical Path Level 4 | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Pro Tissue Exam by Pathologist | $202.15 | $311.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Surgical Pathology study | $207.00 | $397.00 | — source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI LEVEL IV - SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION , TECH | $207.66 | $281.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 | $217.46 | $343.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM, LEVEL 4 | $242.32 | $477.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $286.73 | $541.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LEVEL IV | $286.73 | $541.00 | — source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC GROSS & MICRO LEVEL IV (CMH) | $297.66 | $451.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $297.66 | $451.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $297.66 | $451.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $297.66 | $451.00 | — source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI KIDNEY BIOPSY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI SURGICAL PATHOLOGY, LEVEL IV | $307.50 | $615.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY GROSS EXAM LVL IV | $525.76 | $992.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $549.65 | $549.65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 17 | $121.37 | $307.50 |
| Green Bay, WI | 6 | $69.45 | $297.66 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $39.65 | $124.83 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $39.65 | $82.24 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $55.27 | $107.83 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $39.65 | $173.58 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $120.80 | $161.48 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $297.66 | $302.58 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $121.37 | $121.37 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $549.65 | $549.65 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $207.66 | $207.66 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $242.32 | $242.32 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $106.78 | $106.78 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $155.53 | $155.53 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $217.46 | $217.46 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $307.50 | $307.50 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $202.15 | $202.15 |
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
- West Virginia$75.25
- Wyoming$86.29
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.