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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Kentucky 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 6 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$102$57.54 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$72.44 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $60 to $209Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $55 to $162
$50$100$200$500facility $105professional $102

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 36th of 51

$102

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.