CPT 88121

Surgical Pathology Examination

Current code37 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 88121 by hospital
HospitalMedicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27$193 – $2136 plans$858$2,144
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—$565$628
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27$186 – $2058 plans$374$934
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland$191 – $1945 plans$378$472
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$197 – $2175 plans——
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28$191 – $21911 plans$158$518
Island HospitalAnacortes$203 – $21611 plans——
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01$190 – $2287 plans$454$648
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01$196 – $2136 plans——
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$195 – $2147 plans$727$1,818
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27$194 – $2137 plans$727$1,818
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27$194 – $2137 plans$727$1,818
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27$195 – $2147 plans$727$1,818
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27$192 – $2057 plans$374$934
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24$214 – $2755 plans——
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01$198 – $2063 plans——
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01$190 – $2287 plans——
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01$197 – $3167 plans——
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01$190 – $2095 plans——
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01$194 – $2136 plans$274$526
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01$190 – $2096 plans——
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01$196 – $3147 plans——
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28$194 – $22312 plans$158$518
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28$194 – $22312 plans$149$518
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28$93.28 – $11412 plans$183$518
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28$191 – $21912 plans$163$518
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28$194 – $22312 plans$172$518
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28$200 – $21610 plans$229$518
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmondsFile dated 2026-04-01$194 – $2338 plans$238 – $252$495 – $526
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01$198 – $2378 plans$252$526
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$197 – $2378 plans$252$526
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$197 – $2378 plans$252$526
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$195 – $2147 plans$727$1,818
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01$197 – $2175 plans$667$953
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle$131 – $1969 plans$1,059$2,076
Wellfound Behavioral Health HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27———
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27$199 – $2238 plans——

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$477 in an office; $477 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$413 in an office; $413 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national)
$174 (APC 5672)