# CPT 88387: Macroscopic examination, tissue for molecular analysis

Medicare CPT 88387 pays $32.73 in a non-facility setting and $32.73 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $30.71 in Arkansas to $43.23 in Alaska, a 41% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88387-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Laboratory and Pathology

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $32.73 |
| National facility | $32.73 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $43.23 | $43.23 |
| District of Columbia | $36.03 | $36.03 |
| California | $35.35 | $35.35 |
| New Jersey | $35.34 | $35.34 |
| New York | $35.31 | $35.31 |
| Washington | $34.91 | $34.91 |
| Massachusetts | $34.69 | $34.69 |
| Connecticut | $34.20 | $34.20 |
| Hawaii | $34.10 | $34.10 |
| Colorado | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Maryland | $33.56 | $33.56 |
| Rhode Island | $33.44 | $33.44 |
| Florida | $33.41 | $33.41 |
| Oregon | $33.36 | $33.36 |
| New Hampshire | $33.14 | $33.14 |
| Illinois | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Puerto Rico | $32.86 | $32.86 |
| Virgin Islands | $32.86 | $32.86 |
| Montana | $32.73 | $32.73 |
| Pennsylvania | $32.72 | $32.72 |
| Nevada | $32.63 | $32.63 |
| Delaware | $32.62 | $32.62 |
| Minnesota | $32.61 | $32.61 |
| Texas | $32.61 | $32.61 |
| Wyoming | $32.56 | $32.56 |
| Georgia | $32.34 | $32.34 |
| North Dakota | $32.34 | $32.34 |
| Virginia | $32.33 | $32.33 |
| South Dakota | $32.29 | $32.29 |
| Vermont | $32.28 | $32.28 |
| Michigan | $32.27 | $32.27 |
| Arizona | $32.26 | $32.26 |
| Maine | $31.95 | $31.95 |
| Utah | $31.94 | $31.94 |
| New Mexico | $31.87 | $31.87 |
| Wisconsin | $31.77 | $31.77 |
| Missouri | $31.73 | $31.73 |
| Louisiana | $31.72 | $31.72 |
| South Carolina | $31.72 | $31.72 |
| North Carolina | $31.69 | $31.69 |
| Ohio | $31.69 | $31.69 |
| Indiana | $31.51 | $31.51 |
| West Virginia | $31.45 | $31.45 |
| Idaho | $31.42 | $31.42 |
| Nebraska | $31.39 | $31.39 |
| Kentucky | $31.34 | $31.34 |
| Tennessee | $31.33 | $31.33 |
| Iowa | $31.31 | $31.31 |
| Oklahoma | $31.30 | $31.30 |
| Kansas | $31.25 | $31.25 |
| Alabama | $30.94 | $30.94 |
| Mississippi | $30.89 | $30.89 |
| Arkansas | $30.71 | $30.71 |

## Related codes

- 88300: Level I surgical pathology, gross examination only — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/88300-cpt-fee-schedule
- 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

Commercial negotiated rates for 88387 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