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, moderately low complexity
Spearfish, SD
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Monument Health Network Inc’s median price of $100 is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($77), higher than 62% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 88304. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 8 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 | Medica medica mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37 | $37 | — | — | 1–10 | $37 – $37 |
| 2 | Medica medica mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $46 | $46 | — | — | — | $46 – $46 |
| 3 | Wellmark bcbs wellmark - all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $54 | $54 | — | — | — | $54 – $54 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcr adv other · outpatient | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $86 | $86 | — | — | 16 | $86 – $86 |
| 6 | Medica medica commercial - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $103 | $103 | — | — | 1–10 | $103 – $103 |
| 7 | MultiPlan multiplan/phcs - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $119 | $119 | — | — | — | $119 – $119 |
| 8 | Wellmark bcbs wellmark mcr adv other · outpatient | $128 | $128 | — | — | — | $128 – $128 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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