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Detailed Measurement Study Of Muscle Tissue

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 88355

A detailed laboratory study of a muscle sample in which fiber types, sizes and proportions are measured and counted rather than simply viewed. The pattern of change across the fibers helps distinguish between the different diseases that weaken or waste muscle.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Detailed Measurement Study Of Muscle Tissue cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$112 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$162 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $151 to $240Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $74 to $224
$100$200$500facility $182professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$162

AK $457AL $60.26

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.