Pathologist examination of tissue sample at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

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HC LEVEL IV - SURG PATH GROSS & MICRO EXAM

Fairfax, VA

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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital’s median price of $86 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($87), higher than 50% of the 2,557 hospitals reporting CPT 88305. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88305 at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 27 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	Anthem medicaid advantage fee schedule · both	$46.88	$46.88	$46.88 – $46.88
2	UnitedHealthcare medicaid advantage fee schedule · both	$47.82	$47.82	$47.82 – $47.82
3	Humana medicaid advantage fee schedule · both	$48.76	$48.76	$48.76 – $48.76
4	Aetna medicaid advantage fee schedule · both	$49.22	$49.22	$49.22 – $49.22
5	UnitedHealthcare exchange fee schedule · both	$50.75	$50.75	$50.75 – $50.75
6	UnitedHealthcare nonoptions fee schedule · both	$50.75	$50.75	$50.75 – $50.75
7	UnitedHealthcare options fee schedule · both	$50.75	$50.75	$50.75 – $50.75
8	Kaiser medicaid advantage fee schedule · both	$51.57	$51.57	$51.57 – $51.57
9	Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$53.43	$53.43	$53.43 – $53.43
10	Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$53.43	$53.43	$53.43 – $53.43
11	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$53.43	$53.43	$53.43 – $53.43
12	Cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$55.57	$55.57	$55.57 – $55.57
13	Kaiser medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$55.57	$55.57	$55.57 – $55.57
14	Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$58.77	$58.77	$58.77 – $58.77
15	Anthem exchange hmo fee schedule · both	$125.36	$125.36	$125.36 – $125.36
16	Cigna exchange fee schedule · both	$143.20	$143.20	$143.20 – $143.20
17	Cigna hmo fee schedule · both	$143.20	$143.20	$143.20 – $143.20
18	Cigna ppo fee schedule · both	$143.20	$143.20	$143.20 – $143.20
19	Anthem hmo fee schedule · both	$144.50	$144.50	$144.50 – $144.50
20	Anthem ppo fee schedule · both	$144.50	$144.50	$144.50 – $144.50
21	Carefirst hmo fee schedule · both	$172.64	$172.64	$172.64 – $172.64
22	Carefirst ppo fee schedule · both	$192.07	$192.07	$192.07 – $192.07
23	Aetna hmo other · both	$254.42	$254.42	$254.42 – $254.42
24	Aetna ppo other · both	$254.42	$254.42	$254.42 – $254.42
25	Aetna fannie-mae other · both	$267.01	$267.01	$267.01 – $267.01

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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