CPT code 88307: Tissue pathology exam, level V specimen2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in New Mexico

In New Mexico, Medicare pays $259.79 for 88307 in the office.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 88307 covers

This service covers gross and microscopic examination of a specimen assigned to Level V surgical pathology. Level V includes certain biopsies as well as excisions and resections. Examples include needle or wedge liver biopsies, cervical conization, breast lesion excisions, simple mastectomy, thyroid lobectomy, transurethral resection of a bladder tumor, and lung wedge biopsy. The work is performed in hospital pathology departments and independent laboratories, with a pathologist issuing a signed diagnostic report.

Report one unit for each distinct specimen assigned to Level V, not for each tissue fragment, block, or slide. Select the level from the CPT specimen classification; the report should identify the specimen and document the gross and microscopic findings. CMS prices professional and technical components separately: modifier 26 identifies the pathologist's interpretation and report, and modifier TC identifies laboratory preparation and support. Report the global service without a modifier when one entity provides both components. When separately indicated and documented, additional services such as special stains, immunohistochemistry, decalcification, or intraoperative frozen-section consultation may be reported with the final examination.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How New Mexico compares for 88307

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the office rate for 88307 runs from $245.21 in Arkansas to $381.42 in San Benito County, CA. New Mexico pays $259.79. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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88307 rates by state

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How the 88307 rate is calculated

Each of 88307’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 88307

The CMS indicators that decide how 88307 is paid alongside other services.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 26

Codes related to 88307

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 88307 has changed in New Mexico

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Where the New Mexico rate applies

New Mexico is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 528 cities and communities in New Mexico. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abeytas
• Abiquiu
• Acomita Lake
• Adelino
• Agua Fria
• Alamillo
• Alamo
• Alamogordo

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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