Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only cost at US hospitals

HC Surgical Pathology Level 1 Gross Examination Only · CPT 88300

$4.39

lowest cash price

$81.00

national median

$865.89

highest cash price

908

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $4.39–$865.89 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$4.39

Arroyo Grande Hospital — Santa Maria, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$865.89

HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL — SUMMERFIELD, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($72.80) → Sep 1, 2026 ($122.39)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $75.66 $80.34 $94.50
Arizona 23 $5.99 $14.89 $163.99
Arkansas 9 $7.22 $77.35 $254.00
California 83 $4.39 $67.08 $246.89
Colorado 13 $24.65 $320.06 $608.32
Florida 66 $12.86 $171.60 $865.89
Georgia 25 $44.70 $135.33 $377.38
Hawaii 2 $30.08 $30.08 $39.75
Illinois 44 $30.60 $117.50 $280.80
Indiana 26 $50.25 $122.39 $204.60
Iowa 29 $30.60 $98.56 $149.00
Kansas 10 $18.80 $316.67 $627.62
Kentucky 22 $15.76 $103.49 $479.91
Louisiana 2 $10.92 $10.92 $10.92
Maine 7 $58.05 $78.15 $656.35
Maryland 2 $32.40 $32.40 $32.40
Michigan 27 $15.12 $75.00 $147.20
Minnesota 19 $34.40 $40.03 $120.80
Mississippi 10 $7.60 $9.50 $24.30
Missouri 17 $31.20 $74.75 $274.43
Montana 2 $73.60 $73.60 $96.80
Nebraska 13 $20.24 $65.52 $136.85
Nevada 4 $7.79 $8.63 $23.32
New Hampshire 1 $147.85 $147.85 $147.85
New Jersey 21 $23.34 $28.84 $46.71
New Mexico 2 $27.72 $27.72 $27.72
New York 23 $28.98 $35.40 $292.00
North Carolina 15 $60.00 $95.15 $214.00
North Dakota 4 $30.40 $35.20 $88.00
Ohio 68 $35.10 $113.08 $276.00
Oklahoma 13 $23.31 $69.30 $154.00
Oregon 13 $43.74 $77.25 $93.00
Pennsylvania 34 $34.80 $58.20 $330.00
South Carolina 11 $52.00 $82.00 $264.00
South Dakota 7 $32.80 $36.00 $96.80
Tennessee 37 $7.40 $19.20 $334.69
Texas 111 $33.95 $122.50 $833.72
Virginia 40 $19.20 $87.50 $439.00
Washington 32 $27.30 $68.57 $160.30
West Virginia 17 $24.00 $71.00 $203.40
Wisconsin 35 $30.21 $87.50 $370.29
Wyoming 4 $20.58 $28.35 $39.95

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $157.60 $3.09 – $76.15
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $157.60 $3.09 – $77.04
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $157.60 $3.09 – $76.15
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $157.80 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $157.80 $2.14 – $28.42
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL $159.39 $24.67 – $137.90
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $159.60 $2.78 – $28.42
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $159.84 $15.66 – $222.00
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $160.30 $25.28 – $89.89
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $162.12 not published
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $162.12 $22.22 – $100.24
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $162.12 $24.40 – $100.24
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $163.80 $2.78 – $28.42
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $163.80 $27.62 – $28.72
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott, AZ $163.99 $17.17 – $68.85
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $164.45 $27.89 – $93.60
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $164.45 $27.89 – $93.60
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $164.45 $27.89 – $93.60
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $164.45 $28.50 – $93.60
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $166.80 $2.14 – $28.42
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $167.07 $3.93 – $65.15
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $169.92 $31.62 – $68.82
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL $170.70 $24.67 – $146.10
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $171.60 $8.40 – $237.60
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $171.60 $20.65 – $237.60
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $171.60 $20.02 – $237.60
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $171.60 $20.02 – $237.60
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $171.60 $20.02 – $237.60
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $171.60 $8.40 – $237.60
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $171.60 $20.02 – $237.60
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $171.60 $20.02 – $237.60
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $172.00 $4.51 – $24.67
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $172.08 $12.40 – $108.28
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $172.08 $12.40 – $108.28
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $172.80 $30.99 – $31.61
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $174.00 $5.00 – $106.64
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN $175.74 $2.82 – $24.67
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $175.80 not published
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $176.40 not published
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $178.56 $15.66 – $248.00
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $184.80 $2.14 – $28.42
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $184.80 $2.14 – $28.42
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $184.80 $2.78 – $28.42
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $184.80 $2.78 – $28.42
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $184.80 $2.78 – $28.42
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $186.60 $12.35 – $16.79
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $187.00 $1.50 – $117.94
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $187.01 not published
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $187.11 $8.37 – $394.42
STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER Smyrna, TN $188.18 $3.95 – $24.67

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