Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PATHOLOGY EXAMINATION OF TISSUE USING A MICROSCOPE; INTERMEDIATE COMPLEXITY
Little Rock, AR
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Arkansas Childrens Hospital’s median price of $49 is 44% below the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 6% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $48.72 | $48.72 | $48.72 – $48.72 |
| 2 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $48.72 | $48.72 | $48.72 – $48.72 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $48.97 | $48.97 | $48.97 – $48.97 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $67.16 | $67.16 | $67.16 – $67.16 |
| 5 | Caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $133.56 | $112.33 | $72.04 – $133.56 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $56.00 | $349.35 | $56.00 – $1,229 |
| 7 | Aetna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,655 | $1,655 | $1,655 – $1,655 |
| 8 | Cigna all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,742 | $1,742 | $1,742 – $1,742 |
| 9 | Ambetter all plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,844 | $1,844 | $1,844 – $1,844 |
Last updated: Aug 13, 2026
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