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
Tissue exam by pathologist
OPELIKA, AL
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East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $122 is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 64% 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: 8 payers, 21 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 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.71 | $31.71 | $29.98 – $33.44 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.71 | $31.71 | $29.98 – $33.44 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.71 | $31.71 | $29.98 – $33.44 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.71 | $31.71 | $29.98 – $33.44 |
| 5 | Beechstreet phcs professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $45.49 | $45.49 | $45.49 – $45.49 |
| 6 | Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $45.49 | $45.49 | $45.49 – $45.49 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $48.42 | $48.42 | $48.42 – $48.42 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $48.42 | $48.42 | $48.42 – $48.42 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55.59 | $55.59 | $55.59 – $55.59 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $55.59 | $55.59 | $55.59 – $55.59 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $91.20 | $92.06 | $91.20 – $94.20 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $95.27 | $95.27 | $95.27 – $95.27 |
| 13 | Humana commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $96.05 | $96.05 | $96.05 – $96.05 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $101.20 | $101.20 | $101.20 – $101.20 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $106.40 | $107.40 | $106.40 – $109.90 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $121.60 | $122.74 | $121.60 – $125.60 |
| 17 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.20 | $130.41 | $129.20 – $133.45 |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $129.20 | $130.41 | $129.20 – $133.45 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.20 | $130.41 | $129.20 – $133.45 |
| 20 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $129.20 | $130.41 | $129.20 – $133.45 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $152.00 | $153.43 | $152.00 – $157.00 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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