Based on public Medicaid payment data.

Average Medicaid Pathology & Lab Services Payments in San Diego, CA: $26.07

Avg. Paid

$26.07

Range

$0.00 – $221.76

Total Claims

1,008,705

Providers

138

Typical Payment Range

Typical Medicaid Pathology & Lab Services payments fall between $21.67 and $50.06 per claim (median: $34.23). The top 10% of payments exceed $74.70.

Based on per-provider averages across all Medicaid claims in this category.

Laboratory testing and analysis of tissue, blood, and other specimens for diagnostic purposes. Includes surgical pathology and clinical laboratory tests.

Understanding these costs

The amounts shown are Medicaid reimbursement rates — what state Medicaid programs paid providers per claim. Medicaid typically pays well below private insurance rates and out-of-pocket prices. Use this data to compare relative costs between providers, not as a price estimate for privately insured or self-pay patients.

Providers Offering Pathology & Lab Services in San Diego, CA

Provider	Avg. Paid	Claims	Patients
Laboratory Corporation Of America 13112 Evening Creek Dr S	$10.42	403,659	398,774
Laboratory Corporation Of America 13112 Evening Creek Dr S	$27.67	239,152	236,743
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd	$45.19	32,818	24,980
Regents Of The University Of California 200 West Arbor Drive	$50.23	27,346	25,482
Christopher Phillipe Erickson 6605 Nancy Ridge Dr	$70.10	24,297	23,340
Walter K Nahm 7695 Cardinal Court	$77.75	11,987	9,215
Arturo Mendoza 7901 Frost St	$33.15	11,810	11,724
Antoanella Calame 6605 Nancy Ridge Dr	$66.32	10,411	10,072
Peilin Zhang 9295 Farnham St Ste 100	$66.99	9,192	9,129
Carla Stayboldt 7592 Metropolitan Dr	$27.96	9,136	8,413
Lawrence Browning Willes 200 W Arbor Dr # Mc8720	$25.01	8,682	8,336
Suzanne Meyer Tucker 3020 Childrens Way	$32.77	8,261	6,112
Jun Q Mo 3020 Childrens Way	$31.12	8,185	5,951
Katayoon Shayan 3020 Childrens Way	$32.32	7,941	5,754
Prometheus Laboratories Inc. 9410 Carroll Park Dr	$25.69	7,586	6,523
Vera Vavinskaya 200 W Arbor Dr	$37.79	6,949	5,817
Brian Robert Hinds 8899 University Center Ln	$35.21	6,614	5,629
Farnaz Hasteh 200 W Arbor Dr	$33.67	6,345	5,722
Somaye Zare 200 W Arbor Dr	$44.07	5,884	5,443
Robert Owen Newbury 3020 Childrens Way	$29.32	5,759	3,931
Denise Michelle Malicki 3020 Childrens Way	$35.84	5,744	3,876
Natalie E. Ellington 3020 Childrens Way	$45.51	5,258	4,738
Oluwole Fadare 200 W Arbor Dr	$49.79	5,151	4,599
Omonigho A. Aisagbonhi 200 W Arbor Dr	$45.01	4,791	4,377
Rady Children'S Hospital San Diego 3020 Childrens Way # 5002	$24.29	4,462	4,304
Rady Children'S Hospital San Diego 3020 Childrens Way	$1.66	4,265	4,234
Sha Zhang 7592 Metropolitan Dr Ste 406	$29.64	4,015	3,808
Grace Y Lin 200 West Arbor Dr., Mc 8320	$46.43	3,798	3,072
Dehua Wang 3020 Childrens Way	$44.63	3,794	2,947
Taddese Teferi Desta 292 Euclid Ave	$75.27	3,785	3,629
Ann Marie Ponsford Tipps 200 W Arbor Dr	$43.87	3,443	2,869
Scripps Health 4077 5Th Ave	$19.64	3,416	3,084
John Sang Jin Lee 7901 Frost St	$40.28	3,318	3,256
Huan-You Wang 200 W Arbor Dr	$43.28	3,232	2,741
Charmi Patel 200 W Arbor Dr	$56.34	3,107	3,031
Jingjing Hu 200 W Arbor Dr	$44.67	3,085	2,973
Christopher Rich Wixom 7901 Frost St	$43.08	3,047	3,023
Saha Sadeghi 7901 Frost St	$34.89	2,991	2,885
Denison D. Felix 4647 Zion Ave	$20.92	2,964	1,971
Danner Laboratory Inc 5230 Carroll Canyon Rd Ste 114	$21.00	2,928	2,928
Neena Singh 200 W Arbor Dr	$26.46	2,856	1,722
Maryam Kherad Pezhouh 200 W Arbor Dr	$48.68	2,829	2,785
Nancy Lee Harrison 7592 Metropolitan Dr	$37.89	2,821	2,614
Brett Matthew Lowenthal 4647 Zion Ave	$20.76	2,784	1,976
Anna Mhoyan 4647 Zion Ave	$23.06	2,770	1,828
Anand Srinivas Kunda 7901 Frost St	$39.45	2,721	2,582
Melanie Jennifer Kubik 4647 Zion Ave	$20.17	2,606	1,721
Genesis Healthcare Partners Pc 3444 Kearny Villa Rd Ste 202	$78.02	2,580	2,544
Swend Holland 4647 Zion Ave	$18.51	2,550	1,810
Ahmed S Shabaik 200 W Arbor Dr	$34.20	2,542	2,329

What to Expect: Pathology & Lab Services

Pathology services happen behind the scenes after a specimen is collected. A pathologist examines tissue under a microscope or runs specialized tests. Results for simple blood tests are available in hours to days. Surgical pathology results (biopsies, surgical specimens) typically take 3-7 days. Special stains or molecular tests may take longer.

Cost Components

National average Medicaid payment per billing code. Individual rates vary by provider and state.

Code	Description	Avg. Paid	Claims	Providers
88305	Surgical pathology level IV	$43.26	33,352,065	19,029
88175	Cytopathology ThinPrep	$15.65	17,357,978	3,878
88342	Immunohistochemistry 1st	$31.10	4,789,088	7,877
88304	Surgical pathology level III	$16.71	3,866,853	7,943
88307	Surgical pathology level V	$64.86	3,481,099	7,457
88312	Special stains group I	$44.11	2,331,523	3,354
88313	Special stains group II	$36.51	1,714,455	2,520
88341	Immunohistochemistry each	$61.75	1,105,147	2,700
88112	Cytopathology selective cell	$22.38	1,090,548	2,321
88185	Flow cytometry each addl	$127.67	495,262	404
88184	Flow cytometry 1st marker	$32.07	461,077	409
88300	Surgical pathology gross	$9.56	452,431	1,569
88311	Decalcification procedure	$6.06	406,574	1,598
88108	Cytopathology concentrate	$16.61	329,898	1,088
88189	Flow cytometry 16+ markers	$39.42	282,439	711
88173	Cytopathology eval FNA interp	$47.98	282,106	840
88360	Morphometric tumor analysis	$53.44	252,520	408
88302	Surgical pathology gross micro	$13.57	223,940	1,364
88291	Cytogenetics interpret report	$13.78	103,955	162
88187	Flow cytometry 2-8 markers	$24.34	97,065	100
88230	Tissue culture lymphocyte	$53.53	80,629	70
88262	Chromosome analysis 15-20	$57.97	80,420	78
88237	Tissue culture bone marrow	$57.33	72,765	97
88374	Morphometric analysis tumor IHC	$97.11	72,021	44
88172	Cytopathology eval FNA	$37.75	67,493	203
88377	Morphometric analysis tumor ISH	$107.24	66,832	109
88365	In situ hybridization (FISH)	$72.18	65,175	65
88346	Immunofluorescence each	$26.70	54,893	168
88104	Cytopathology fluids	$16.11	52,729	180
88271	Chromosome banding	$43.42	48,982	82
88321	Pathology consultation	$41.03	47,344	181
88361	In situ hybridization (ISH)	$92.47	47,059	33
88182	Flow cytometry cell cycle	$70.61	44,055	27
88264	Chromosome analysis 20-25 amni	$53.10	37,283	61
88356	Morphometric analysis nerve	$124.76	32,297	13
88275	Chromosome fragility study	$48.60	30,698	60
88325	Pathology consultation comprehensive	$69.99	30,582	13
88331	Frozen section pathology	$52.63	21,424	126
88314	Histochemical staining	$53.49	20,120	18
88188	Flow cytometry 9-15 markers	$40.72	19,664	137
88280	Chromosome karyotype study	$17.32	19,562	50
88348	Electron microscopy	$65.31	16,368	79
88323	Pathology consultation complex	$38.58	13,633	40
88235	Tissue culture fetal skin	$71.81	13,315	16
88364	In situ hybridization addl	$76.37	13,135	26
88285	Chromosome add karyotype	$11.45	12,275	14
88274	Chromosome analysis interphase	$28.54	11,282	16
88309	Surgical pathology level VI	$113.10	10,091	54
88267	Chromosome analysis amniotic	$87.99	8,794	5
88289	Chromosome add study	$12.31	8,572	15
88367	Morphometric in situ hybrid	$39.30	7,779	14
88373	Morphometric analysis quant	$23.36	7,057	7
88160	Cytopathology smear other	$26.96	4,211	40
88333	Cytopathology FNA addl site	$23.14	4,140	43
88368	Morphometric analysis manual	$20.87	3,481	29
88261	Chromosome analysis 50-100	$199.31	2,814	10
88233	Tissue culture skin/biopsy	$75.17	2,536	3
88369	Morphometric analysis computer	$20.89	2,159	21
88363	Exam & select tissue FISH	$5.90	1,717	20
88161	Cytopathology smear prep	$45.02	1,545	14
88269	Chromosome analysis chorionic	$90.29	1,392	2
88366	FISH each addl probe	$55.73	782	6
88332	Frozen section addl tissue	$117.88	742	2
88329	Pathology consultation clinical	$12.50	475	16
88334	Cytopathology FNA addl eval	$21.28	371	11
88272	Chromosome high resolution	$12.79	157	1
88239	Tissue culture tumor	$0.00	118	1
88355	Morphometric analysis bone	$0.00	109	1
88263	Chromosome analysis 20-25	$76.05	65	1
88273	Chromosome analysis count only	$0.00	13	1
88283	Chromosome banding high res	—	—	—
88362	Nerve teasing preparation	—	—	—

These are national Medicaid averages for each billing code. Actual amounts vary by state, provider, and complexity.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Pathology & Lab Services cost in San Diego, CA?

Based on public Medicaid payment data, the average Medicaid reimbursement for Pathology & Lab Services in San Diego, CA is $26.07 per claim, based on 1,008,705 claims from 138 providers. Typical payments fall between $21.67 and $50.06. Note: Medicaid rates are typically much lower than private insurance or self-pay prices.

How many providers offer Pathology & Lab Services in San Diego, CA?

There are 138 Medicaid providers offering Pathology & Lab Services related services in San Diego, CA according to public payment data.

What is the price range for Pathology & Lab Services in San Diego, CA?

Medicaid reimbursement for Pathology & Lab Services in San Diego, CA ranges from $0.00 to $221.76 per claim, with an average of $26.07. Private insurance and self-pay costs are typically higher than these Medicaid rates.

Average Medicaid Pathology & Lab Services Payments in San Diego, CA: $26.07

Providers Offering Pathology & Lab Services in San Diego, CA

What to Expect: Pathology & Lab Services

Cost Components

Frequently Asked Questions

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