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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

North Carolina 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 5 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$107$93.33 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$105 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $78 to $200Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $68 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $110professional $107

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
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$107

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.