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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Massachusetts 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$174$85.11 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$79.43 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $58 to $347Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $62 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $132professional $174

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$457.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 8th of 51

$174

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.