# CPT 88300: Level I surgical pathology, gross examination only

Medicare 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.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88300-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Laboratory and Pathology
Billed by: Pathology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $16.37 |
| National facility | $16.37 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | $16.55 | $16.55 |
| 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 |
| Georgia | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Vermont | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Arizona | $15.87 | $15.87 |
| Michigan | $15.85 | $15.85 |
| 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 | $15.27 | $15.27 |
| 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 |

## Related codes

- 88302: Level II surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88302-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88304: Level III surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88304-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88305: Level IV surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88305-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88307: Level V surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88307-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88309: Level VI surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88309-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88311: Decalcification procedure — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88311-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88312: Special stain, group I, microorganisms — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88312-cpt-fee-schedule
- 88313: Special stain, group II, non-microorganism — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88313-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 88300 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules