Cost analysis for CPT 88307 — Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
Average Medicare Payment
$69.74
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$61.2M
Services (2023)
887.4K
Price Change (2014–2023)
-2.0%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $71.16 | $63.0M | 904.9K | — |
| 2015 | $73.06 | $65.2M | 914.8K | +2.7% |
| 2016 | $74.23 | $68.9M | 950.8K | +1.6% |
| 2017 | $73.31 | $68.7M | 957.8K | -1.2% |
| 2018 | $73.59 | $70.5M | 972.6K | +0.4% |
| 2019 | $73.76 | $71.9M | 991.0K | +0.2% |
| 2020 | $74.68 | $65.8M | 884.4K | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $73.23 | $66.0M | 912.7K | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $71.13 | $62.5M | 887.3K | -2.9% |
| 2023 | $69.74 | $61.2M | 887.4K | -2.0% |
The most expensive state pays 1.4x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $86.74 vs WV at $60.66.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $86.74 | $136.3K | 1.6K | 14 |
| CA | $79.88 | $6.8M | 85.7K | 724 |
| MD | $79.63 | $1.7M | 21.4K | 176 |
| NJ | $77.01 | $1.6M | 20.6K | 188 |
| NE | $73.63 | $582.0K | 7.9K | 60 |
| NY | $72.58 | $4.3M | 59.6K | 617 |
| AR | $71.78 | $627.5K | 8.7K | 71 |
| CT | $71.74 | $630.6K | 8.8K | 128 |
| WY | $71.05 | $29.8K | 419 | 8 |
| CO | $70.71 | $937.5K | 13.3K | 119 |
| WA | $70.65 | $1.5M | 21.4K | 180 |
| FL | $70.03 | $4.3M | 62.0K | 488 |
| TN | $69.55 | $1.6M | 23.2K | 215 |
| OR | $69.21 | $565.0K | 8.2K | 86 |
| VA | $69.08 | $1.6M | 23.8K | 172 |
| DC | $68.73 | $289.8K | 4.2K | 39 |
| MA | $68.70 | $2.6M | 38.4K | 351 |
| IN | $68.57 | $1.1M | 16.4K | 146 |
| GA | $68.38 | $1.4M | 21.1K | 186 |
| PR | $68.10 | $39.0K | 572 | 11 |
| TX | $67.34 | $3.9M | 58.2K | 664 |
| HI | $67.28 | $135.4K | 2.0K | 31 |
| NC | $67.18 | $1.8M | 26.1K | 229 |
| NM | $67.12 | $248.3K | 3.7K | 40 |
| IA | $66.43 | $748.0K | 11.3K | 92 |
| DE | $66.31 | $290.7K | 4.4K | 24 |
| MT | $66.22 | $245.3K | 3.7K | 25 |
| NV | $66.16 | $278.6K | 4.2K | 46 |
| AZ | $66.16 | $1.4M | 20.9K | 143 |
| IL | $65.96 | $2.4M | 35.9K | 391 |
| RI | $65.89 | $190.7K | 2.9K | 39 |
| MN | $65.68 | $1.1M | 17.0K | 224 |
| OK | $65.35 | $646.2K | 9.9K | 73 |
| PA | $64.57 | $2.8M | 42.6K | 462 |
| ND | $64.34 | $181.0K | 2.8K | 31 |
| KS | $64.17 | $700.7K | 10.9K | 87 |
| LA | $64.06 | $705.7K | 11.0K | 123 |
| WI | $63.94 | $1.1M | 16.4K | 210 |
| MO | $63.93 | $1.3M | 21.0K | 198 |
| AL | $63.89 | $751.9K | 11.8K | 112 |
| NH | $63.81 | $324.3K | 5.1K | 49 |
| MI | $63.56 | $1.4M | 22.5K | 292 |
| SD | $63.48 | $341.3K | 5.4K | 27 |
| UT | $63.47 | $453.0K | 7.1K | 80 |
| MS | $63.06 | $515.3K | 8.2K | 65 |
| KY | $62.80 | $807.0K | 12.8K | 128 |
| OH | $62.80 | $2.0M | 31.6K | 373 |
| ID | $62.67 | $167.3K | 2.7K | 17 |
| ME | $62.40 | $226.8K | 3.6K | 36 |
| SC | $62.15 | $1.1M | 18.0K | 132 |
| VT | $62.08 | $114.9K | 1.9K | 31 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Specialty Laboratory , Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $584.1K | 2.8K | $206.10 |
| Health Network Laboratories, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | PA | $151.4K | 2.4K | $62.56 |
| Emeritus Medical Technology Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $143.8K | 720 | $199.70 |
| Ameripath Indianapolis Pc | Clinical Laboratory | IN | $141.1K | 977 | $144.43 |
| Ameripath Florida Llc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $132.8K | 818 | $162.35 |
| Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $130.7K | 499 | $262.01 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Clinical Laboratory | MD | $129.4K | 528 | $245.02 |
| William Ballance | Pathology | NC | $119.7K | 612 | $195.61 |
| Wakitha Griffin | Dermatology | GA | $119.2K | 537 | $222.01 |
| Cunningham Pathology, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | AL | $88.8K | 1.4K | $65.26 |
| Angela Moore | Dermatology | TX | $86.3K | 382 | $225.90 |
| Thousand Oaks Pathology Associates Inc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $86.1K | 487 | $176.76 |
| Ali Shahabi | Pathology | MD | $78.4K | 291 | $269.34 |
| Heartland Pathology Pa | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $72.3K | 1.1K | $65.46 |
| Ameripath Florida Llc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $71.3K | 428 | $166.53 |
| Monica Chung | Pathology | NY | $71.2K | 464 | $153.49 |
| Geib, Elston, Frost Professional Association | Clinical Laboratory | SD | $69.6K | 1.1K | $65.81 |
| Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $67.9K | 263 | $258.33 |
| Memphis Pathology Laboratory | Clinical Laboratory | TN | $66.2K | 429 | $154.36 |
| Incyte Pathology, P.S. | Clinical Laboratory | WA | $64.8K | 289 | $224.06 |
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.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.