CPT 88300

Level I Surg Pathology Gross Examination Only

CPT 88300 pays $16.37 in a non-facility setting and $16.37 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $14.21 in Arkansas to $18.90 in District of Columbia, a 33% spread.

National non-facility rate

$16.37

Office and other outpatient settings

Facility rate
$16.37

Hospital and ASC settings

Highest state
$18.90

District of Columbia

Lowest state
$14.21

Arkansas · 33% spread

Medicare rate by state

53 Medicare jurisdictions, highest to lowest. State values average every locality in the jurisdiction at a 33.4009 conversion factor.

Non-facilityFacilityNational $16.37
CPT 88300 Medicare reimbursement rate by state, 33.4009 conversion factor, 2026 Physician Fee Schedule. National non-facility $16.37, national facility $16.37.
StateRate compared visuallyNon-facilityFacility
District of Columbia
$18.90$18.90
California
$18.54$18.54
Alaska
$18.25$18.25
New York
$18.24$18.24
New Jersey
$18.20$18.20
Washington
$18.13$18.13
Massachusetts
$17.95$17.95
Hawaii
$17.87$17.87
Connecticut
$17.56$17.56
Colorado
$17.09$17.09
Florida
$17.04$17.04
Maryland
$17.01$17.01
Oregon
$16.90$16.90
New Hampshire
$16.82$16.82
Rhode Island
$16.77$16.77
Illinois
$16.54$16.54
Puerto Rico
$16.50$16.50
Virgin Islands
$16.50$16.50
Montana
$16.37$16.37
Minnesota
$16.27$16.27
Nevada
$16.27$16.27
Wyoming
$16.19$16.19
Pennsylvania
$16.17$16.17
Delaware
$16.16$16.16
Texas
$16.13$16.13
North Dakota
$15.97$15.97
Virginia
$15.95$15.95
South Dakota
$15.92$15.92
Vermont
$15.91$15.91
Georgia
$15.90$15.90
Arizona
$15.87$15.87
Michigan
$15.84$15.84
Maine
$15.54$15.54
Utah
$15.52$15.52
New Mexico
$15.42$15.42
Wisconsin
$15.36$15.36
Missouri
$15.28$15.28
South Carolina
$15.28$15.28
Louisiana
$15.26$15.26
North Carolina
$15.25$15.25
Ohio
$15.24$15.24
Indiana
$15.07$15.07
Idaho
$14.97$14.97
Nebraska
$14.95$14.95
West Virginia
$14.95$14.95
Tennessee
$14.87$14.87
Iowa
$14.86$14.86
Kentucky
$14.86$14.86
Oklahoma
$14.82$14.82
Kansas
$14.78$14.78
Alabama
$14.45$14.45
Mississippi
$14.38$14.38
Arkansas
$14.21$14.21

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Commercial rates for 88300

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