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How Much Does Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 88341 — Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure

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🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.9x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AZ averages $41.90 vs VT at $21.53.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AZ$41.90$6.1M145.6K212
FL$38.15$13.0M340.4K648
AR$37.39$2.2M58.5K126
HI$37.00$322.8K8.7K33
MD$36.66$3.3M88.7K216
CT$35.81$1.3M37.4K150
NJ$35.33$3.6M100.6K223
CA$35.27$14.5M411.1K923
IL$33.56$5.4M160.6K454
NY$33.52$8.3M246.6K738
PR$33.14$33.1K1.0K8
VA$32.92$3.3M101.2K195
GA$32.91$2.6M79.1K229
TN$32.40$3.2M98.6K284
DE$32.26$610.0K18.9K30
NV$31.79$486.5K15.3K50
TX$30.92$7.2M233.5K814
AK$30.78$79.9K2.6K13
MO$30.49$2.3M74.2K213
DC$30.45$496.0K16.3K45
MA$30.02$3.9M128.6K431
WA$30.00$2.0M68.2K217
CO$29.44$1.3M43.7K146
KS$29.29$1.2M40.1K96
OR$28.69$701.9K24.5K113
NC$28.46$2.5M88.6K278
AL$28.43$889.9K31.3K137
WI$28.19$1.8M62.4K237
NM$27.98$273.4K9.8K45
SC$27.54$1.5M54.1K142
ID$27.25$205.6K7.5K22
UT$27.12$449.1K16.6K89
OH$26.63$3.5M131.3K438
PA$26.57$4.3M161.5K530
MN$26.10$1.5M57.5K273
NH$26.01$520.8K20.0K62
IA$25.81$832.7K32.3K103
IN$25.68$1.4M55.0K168
OK$25.17$700.3K27.8K77
MS$24.75$557.5K22.5K68
NE$24.59$698.4K28.4K64
WY$24.07$10.4K4334
LA$24.04$873.6K36.3K137
WV$23.65$299.0K12.6K55
KY$23.50$1.1M45.8K143
MT$23.28$239.4K10.3K27
MI$23.16$1.8M76.4K370
ND$22.94$342.2K14.9K34
SD$22.75$194.5K8.5K29
ME$22.70$262.1K11.5K45
RI$22.68$192.4K8.5K47

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Caris Mpi, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryAZ$3.0M56.6K$52.66
Neogenomics Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryCA$1.4M31.4K$43.47
Tempus Ai, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryIL$1.1M15.8K$70.26
Boca Raton Outpatient Laser Center Pathology Services IncClinical LaboratoryFL$886.4K13.0K$68.34
Veronica PapaveroPathologyFL$853.6K12.3K$69.54
Cblpath, IncClinical LaboratoryNY$763.4K9.6K$79.44
Wcp Laboratories, IncClinical LaboratoryMO$741.1K11.4K$64.86
Neogenomics Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$700.6K15.8K$44.24
Dominion Pathology Laboratories PcClinical LaboratoryVA$666.7K10.2K$65.59
Annapath, IncClinical LaboratoryMD$660.0K11.1K$59.36
Bioreference Health, LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$643.8K10.5K$61.15
Catherine LeeDermatologyCA$637.5K8.0K$79.57
Chun-Yang FanPathologyAR$632.3K13.9K$45.47
Ameripath Florida LlcClinical LaboratoryFL$590.7K9.0K$65.84
Propath Services, LlcClinical LaboratoryTX$508.4K9.9K$51.50
Seema ApichaiDermatologyIL$494.9K7.9K$62.98
Inform Diagnostics, IncClinical LaboratoryTX$462.8K8.0K$57.66
Mark TranDermatologyCA$449.7K5.6K$80.39
Cohen Dermatopathology, P.C.Clinical LaboratoryMA$420.8K5.8K$72.73
Neogenomics Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryCA$378.0K16.2K$23.31

🤔 Is Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 88341 shows a 1.9x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

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.