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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Minnesota 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$275$178 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$135 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,072Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $135 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $275

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$269

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.