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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Michigan 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $162.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $52 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $120

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
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$245.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 23rd of 51

$120

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.