How much does tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV cost in Texas?
CPT 88305 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
88305 Tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV
Ask to pay
$107
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$361
Medicare $53
Ask $107
$9 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $2,494
What Medicare paysⓘ
$53
Typical price near you
$361
Cash / self-pay price
$361
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center of El Paso lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $9cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $51cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $51cash | 1.0× | — |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $106cash | 2.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $138cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $140cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $140cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $161cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $213cash | 4.0× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $218cash | 4.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $248cash | 4.6× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $248cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $269cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $283negotiated | 5.3× | — |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $297cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $297cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $297cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $300cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $300cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $300cash | 5.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $308cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $308cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $308cash | 5.8× | — |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $310cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $312cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $316cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $316cash | 5.9× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $340cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $361cash | 6.8× | — |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $368cash | 6.9× | — |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $408cash | 7.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $408cash | 7.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $422cash | 7.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $440cash | 8.2× | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $509cash | 9.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $603cash | 11.3× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $634cash | 11.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $1,073cash | 20.1× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,107cash | 20.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,157cash | 21.7× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,250cash | 23.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $1,270cash | 23.8× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,307cash | 24.5× | — |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,416cash | 26.5× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 28.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 28.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 28.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,526cash | 28.6× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $1,591cash | 29.8× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $1,700cash | 31.8× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $1,774cash | 33.2× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,778cash | 33.3× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,778cash | 33.3× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,778cash | 33.3× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $1,853cash | 34.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,959cash | 36.7× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $2,246cash | 42.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $2,494cash | 46.7× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 1 unusually low/high price excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 88305 (Tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV), Medicare's benchmark rate is $53.43. A fair self-pay target for this line is $106.86. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 88305 is $361.05, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $299.50–$1,179.94. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 88305 cost in Texas?
For tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV (CPT 88305) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $361, with hospitals ranging from $300 to $1,180 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $53, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV (CPT 88305) in Texas is around $361, with hospital prices ranging from $300 to $1,180 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 88305?
Medicare pays about $53 for tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV (CPT 88305). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of tissue pathology exam (biopsy), level IV?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.