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Measurement Study of Tumor Cells

Nebraska 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $224.

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

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $87 to $417Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $87 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 20th of 51

$123

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.