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How Much Does Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 88307 — Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity

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Average Medicare Payment

$69.74

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$61.2M

Services (2023)

887.4K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-2.0%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$71.16$63.0M904.9K—
2015$73.06$65.2M914.8K+2.7%
2016$74.23$68.9M950.8K+1.6%
2017$73.31$68.7M957.8K-1.2%
2018$73.59$70.5M972.6K+0.4%
2019$73.76$71.9M991.0K+0.2%
2020$74.68$65.8M884.4K+1.2%
2021$73.23$66.0M912.7K-1.9%
2022$71.13$62.5M887.3K-2.9%
2023$69.74$61.2M887.4K-2.0%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $86.74 vs WV at $60.66.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$86.74$136.3K1.6K14
CA$79.88$6.8M85.7K724
MD$79.63$1.7M21.4K176
NJ$77.01$1.6M20.6K188
NE$73.63$582.0K7.9K60
NY$72.58$4.3M59.6K617
AR$71.78$627.5K8.7K71
CT$71.74$630.6K8.8K128
WY$71.05$29.8K4198
CO$70.71$937.5K13.3K119
WA$70.65$1.5M21.4K180
FL$70.03$4.3M62.0K488
TN$69.55$1.6M23.2K215
OR$69.21$565.0K8.2K86
VA$69.08$1.6M23.8K172
DC$68.73$289.8K4.2K39
MA$68.70$2.6M38.4K351
IN$68.57$1.1M16.4K146
GA$68.38$1.4M21.1K186
PR$68.10$39.0K57211
TX$67.34$3.9M58.2K664
HI$67.28$135.4K2.0K31
NC$67.18$1.8M26.1K229
NM$67.12$248.3K3.7K40
IA$66.43$748.0K11.3K92
DE$66.31$290.7K4.4K24
MT$66.22$245.3K3.7K25
NV$66.16$278.6K4.2K46
AZ$66.16$1.4M20.9K143
IL$65.96$2.4M35.9K391
RI$65.89$190.7K2.9K39
MN$65.68$1.1M17.0K224
OK$65.35$646.2K9.9K73
PA$64.57$2.8M42.6K462
ND$64.34$181.0K2.8K31
KS$64.17$700.7K10.9K87
LA$64.06$705.7K11.0K123
WI$63.94$1.1M16.4K210
MO$63.93$1.3M21.0K198
AL$63.89$751.9K11.8K112
NH$63.81$324.3K5.1K49
MI$63.56$1.4M22.5K292
SD$63.48$341.3K5.4K27
UT$63.47$453.0K7.1K80
MS$63.06$515.3K8.2K65
KY$62.80$807.0K12.8K128
OH$62.80$2.0M31.6K373
ID$62.67$167.3K2.7K17
ME$62.40$226.8K3.6K36
SC$62.15$1.1M18.0K132
VT$62.08$114.9K1.9K31

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
American Specialty Laboratory , IncClinical LaboratoryCA$584.1K2.8K$206.10
Health Network Laboratories, LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$151.4K2.4K$62.56
Emeritus Medical Technology LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$143.8K720$199.70
Ameripath Indianapolis PcClinical LaboratoryIN$141.1K977$144.43
Ameripath Florida LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$132.8K818$162.35
Pacific Diagnostic LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryCA$130.7K499$262.01
Johns Hopkins UniversityClinical LaboratoryMD$129.4K528$245.02
William BallancePathologyNC$119.7K612$195.61
Wakitha GriffinDermatologyGA$119.2K537$222.01
Cunningham Pathology, LlcClinical LaboratoryAL$88.8K1.4K$65.26
Angela MooreDermatologyTX$86.3K382$225.90
Thousand Oaks Pathology Associates IncClinical LaboratoryCA$86.1K487$176.76
Ali ShahabiPathologyMD$78.4K291$269.34
Heartland Pathology PaClinical LaboratoryKS$72.3K1.1K$65.46
Ameripath Florida LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$71.3K428$166.53
Monica ChungPathologyNY$71.2K464$153.49
Geib, Elston, Frost Professional AssociationClinical LaboratorySD$69.6K1.1K$65.81
Northwell Health LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryNY$67.9K263$258.33
Memphis Pathology LaboratoryClinical LaboratoryTN$66.2K429$154.36
Incyte Pathology, P.S.Clinical LaboratoryWA$64.8K289$224.06

🤔 Is Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 88307 shows a 1.4x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 2% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.