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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Iowa rates for HCPCS 88358

A pathologist measures features of the tumor cells on a slide — their size and shape and how much DNA they contain — and reports the findings as figures rather than as a written impression. The results help judge how aggressive the tumor is likely to behave.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Measurement Study of Tumor Cells cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$87.10 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$129 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $98 to $617Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $68 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$126

WY $269RI $64.57

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.