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 SPECIMEN DURING SURGERY; FIRST TISSUE BLOCK
Springfield, OR
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Sacred Heart-Riverbend’s median price of $208 is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 65% of the 2,445 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. 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 | Regence medicare advantage hmo facility · other · outpatient | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 2 | Regence medicare advantage ppo facility · other · outpatient | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $199 | $199 | — | — | — | $199 – $199 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $199 | $199 | — | — | — | $199 – $199 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $208 | $208 | — | — | — | $208 – $208 |
| 6 | Regence commercial facility · other · outpatient | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare doctors plan facility · other · outpatient | $735 | $735 | — | — | — | $735 – $735 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payer appendix facility · other · outpatient | $834 | $834 | — | — | — | $834 – $834 |
Last updated: Mar 20, 2026
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